Resources
Articles, videos, webinars, and events.
The following article was published in the January-February 2024 issue of NewsNotes.
- Lenten Reflection Guide: Caring for Creation Download the guide with reflections beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14 through Palm Sunday, Mar. 24 https://mogc.info/Lent2024
- Christmas letter by Maryknoll Fr. Bob McCahill in Bangladesh, published in the National Catholic Reporter. https://mogc.info/NCR-Bangladesh
- Webinar “The Growing Danger of Nuclear War: An Urgent Conversation” featuring Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, Dr. Ira Helfand of Back from the Brink Campaign, and Marie Dennis of Pax Christi International. Jan. 27, 2pm-4pm ET. Registration info at https://paxchristima.org/
- Article: The Nuclear Year in Review by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. https://mogc.info/NuclearYear-2023
- World Day of Peace message for Jan. 1, 2024 by Pope Francis focuses on artificial intelligence (AI). The full text, video, and infographics are available in numerous languages: https://mogc.info/WDP-AI-2024 https://mogc.info/WDP-AI-2024-video https://mogc.info/WDP-AI-2024-info
- Article: God’s Trumpet: My Journey to Saint Hildegard’s Rhineland by Maryknoll Lay Missioner Kathy Bond. Bond writes about her pilgrimage to St. Hildegard’s Abbey near Bingen in Germany in celebration of 30 years in mission https://mogc.info/StHildegard
- Report: Update on Human Rights and Rule of Law in Haiti by the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti covers recent developments relevant to human rights in Haiti from June through November 2023 https://mogc.info/HR-Haiti-2023
- Churches for Middle East Peace offers weekly virtual prayer and actions for peace in the Israel-Hamas conflict. https://cmep.org/
- 2023 Jubilee Report: Historic NY Leg, Puerto Rico, Billions Won, Gains and Challenges, available online https://www.jubileeusa.org/2023_report
- Exposition of Laudate Deum, by Rev. James H. Kroeger, MM for the World Mission magazine https://mogc.info/LD-EcoUrgency
- Video: Memories of martyred Maryknoll Sr. Ita Ford by Columban Fr. Alo Connaughton who first met Sr. Ford in Santiago, Chile in the 1970s. https://mogc.info/ItaFordMemories
- Video: Webinar on the Middle East Conflict. MOGC sponsors a talk with CMEP’s Lauren Draper to speak about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. https://mogc.info/Webinar-CMEP
- Video: Webinar on COP28 Outcomes and Next Steps. Lisa Sullivan and Sr. Susan Nchubiri, MM, from MOGC, and special guest Dr. Gina Castillo, Climate Policy and Research Advisor at Catholic Relief Services. https://mogc.info/COP28webinar
- Video: Pope Francis’ Video Message for Inauguration of COP28 Faith Pavilion https://mogc.info/PopeFrancis-FaithPavilion
- Speech: Pope Francis’ Address to COP28 (read by the Secretariat of State at COP28) https://mogc.info/PopeFrancis-COP28
- Article: COP28: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Dubai by Carbon Brief https://mogc.info/CarbonBrief
- Article: COP28 Summary report 30 November – 13 December 2023 by Earth Negotiations Bulletin https://mogc.info/COP28summary
- Article: COP28 closing – a historically lukewarm outcome by EcoJesuit https://mogc.info/COP28EcoJesuit
- El Salvador: Statement on Unconstitutionality of President’s Reelection Bid by the Latin America Working Group (LAWG), Committee in Solidarity with the people of El Salvador (CISPES), and HOPE Border Institute https://mogc.info/CISPES-Bukele
- Philippines: Statement Condemning Bombing of Catholic Mass at Mindanao State University in Marawi issued by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines https://mogc.info/PhilippinesBombingCBCP
- Honduras: Statement “The Supreme Court of Justice must confirm the sentences of the murderers of Berta Carceres” by COPINH, Dec. 12, 2023 https://mogc.info/COPINH-Berta