29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
This Sunday’s reflection is written by Fr. Jim Kroeger, who has served as a missioner in Asia for many years.
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Human Rights
Upholding human rights enables a society to put people at the center of all policymaking – political, economic and social – thus protecting the life and dignity of the human person whatever its condition or stage of development. In the year 2020, the world entered into the novel coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented crisis that impacts all aspects of life and presents new threats to upholding human rights.
December 10 is International Human Rights Day. Join us in reciting this prayer by Rabbi Brant Rosen. Explore our Lenten Reflection Guide on human rights.
To understand what our faith teaches about human rights, see “Catholic Social Teaching and Human Rights.”
To learn about Maryknoll mission experience honoring and protecting human rights and the life and dignity of the human person, especially those who are poor and vulnerable, read Maryknoll’s 100 Years of Mission.
To learn about human rights advocacy, watch a 30-minute webinar, “Human Rights Advocacy and the Legacy of Sr. Dianna Ortiz.” You will also find a corresponding page of resources on current human rights issues.
To learn about new threats to human rights, see our articles featured in Maryknoll Magazine:
Upholding Human Rights During the Pandemic
A “David and Goliath” Story of Water Defenders
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dave Kane, who recently left the Maryknoll lay missioners after many years (mostly in Brazil, followed by a stint at the Global Concerns office), wrote today’s reflection.
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lay missioner Liz Mach, who has lived and worked in Africa, writes today’s reflection.
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
This week’s reflection is written by Maryknoll Fr. Joe Veneroso: “Our life of prayers and good works comes in response to grace, not as its pre-requisite.”
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Former lay missioner Phil Dah-Bredine writes this week’s reflection.
Ask your rep to cosponsor “Inclusive Prosperity Act”
The Inclusive Prosperity Act, currently in draft form, will be introduced this Friday by Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN). Please contact your member of Congress as soon as possible and ask him/her to sign on as an original cosponsor of the legislation.
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. Joe Towle writes this week’s reflection, and shares some memories from his time as a missioner in Latin America.
Food for Life – World Food Day 2012
October 16 is World Food Day – an opportunity for Christians all over the world to act and speak out together on food justice issues.
HIV and AIDS: Turning the tide
The XIX International AIDS conference concluded on July 27 and revealed ways in which tides are turning in the fight against the global pandemic. Maryknollers from Peru, Guatemala, Namibia and Washington, D.C. attended many of the activities surrounding this year’s conference. The following article, published in the September-October 2012 NewsNotes, is based on reports written by Sr. Veronica Schweyen, MM and Fr. Joseph Fedora, MM.
Peru: Toxic spill in mining community
The following story was published in the September-October 2012 NewsNotes.
Peru: Concrete action for sustainable development
Maryknoll Sister Pat Ryan on mission in Peru is a member of the NGO Human Rights and the Environment; she is the source of the information in this article regarding the community of Condoraque. The following article was published in the September-October 2012 NewsNotes.
Caravan for Peace wends through U.S.
“Estamos hasta la madre! [We are fed up]” is the rallying cry of Mexican poet and author Javier Sicilia, who has mobilized people on both sides of the border to stop the bloodshed caused by drug violence. The following article was published in the September-October 2012 NewsNotes.
Women and peacemaking
The following piece was written by Marie Dennis, former director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and current co-president of Pax Christi International.
September-October 2012 NewsNotes
The September-October 2012 issue of NewsNotes includes a report of a recent toxic spill at a mining town in Peru; a small shift in policy by the U.S. toward Honduras; a report on new concerns in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; a more expansive explanation of the necessity for a Financial Transaction Tax; and much more. Read the entire issue in PDF format (link at the bottom of page.)
Middle East Notes September 6, 2012
With summer drawing to a close the Middle East Notes will again be available weekly. This week’s Notes make the summer CMEP Bulletins available to our readers, and gives priority to settlement expansion, apartheid labeling, destabilization of Jerusalem and the “not guilty” verdict in the death of Rachel Corrie.
Letelier Moffitt Human Rights Award ceremony
On September 21, 1976, agents of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet detonated a car bomb that killed IPS colleagues Orlando Letelier, a former Chilean diplomat and director of the Institute’s Transnational Institute, and Ronni Karpen Moffitt, an IPS development associate, in Washington, DC. Each year in October, the Institute for Policy Studies hosts the annual human rights award in the names of Letelier and Moffitt to honor these fallen colleagues while celebrating new heroes of the human rights movement from the United States and the Americas.
36th annual Letelier Moffitt memorial program
This annual program commemorates the 1976 assassination of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Moffitt; Letelier was a Chilean diplomat who had fled Pinochet’s dictatorship, and Moffitt was a staff person at the Institute for Policy Studies. Michael Moffitt, Ronni’s husband, was injured in the car explosion that killed his wife and Orlando Letelier.
Pax Christi USA Momentum and Teacher of Peace award ceremony
Momentum 2012The Challenge of Peacemaking with Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, Pax Christi USA’s founding bishop-president, Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace and the 1991 Teacher of Peace and Ruben Garcia, director of Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas and Pax Christi USA’s 2012 Teacher of Peace award recipient September 7, 2012 from 6-9 p.m.at Trinity University125 Michigan Avenue NEWashington, D.C. $50 contribution per…