Segundo Domingo de Adviento: Renovación de la creación
“...porque Dios mostrará tu grandeza a cuantos viven bajo el cielo. Dios te dará un nombre para siempre:“Paz en la justicia y gloria en la piedad.”
- Baruc 5: 3-4
En este segundo domingo de Adviento, las lecturas se centran en la preparación de la venida de Cristo mediante el arrepentimiento y el pedir la sanación de Dios.
Primer Domingo de Adviento: Una encrucijada ante nosotros
Este reflexión es parte del Guia de Reflexión del Adviento 2021.
Joint Catholic Letter on Title 42 in Honor of World Migrant and Refugee Day
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed the following letter to President Biden by Catholic organizations urging him to rescind the use of the Title 42 health policy to rapidly expel migrants at the southern border.
Maryknoll Statement on Biden’s Climate Finance and Vaccine Pledges
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns issued the following statement on September 23, 2021, in response to President Biden's recent announcements regarding climate finance and vaccine equity.
Letter to Congress on Climate Finance in FY 2022
"These investments are also key to building credibility and influence so that the U.S. can unlock more ambitious climate action from other countries, delivering benefits at home and abroad. At present, U.S. climate finance contributions are significantly behind that of other countries, which risks undercutting American efforts to maintain global influence..."
Letter to President Biden on Sanctions Policy
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed the following letter to President Biden urging him to complete a review of U.S. sanctions policy.
Letter on Supporting Afghan Evacuees
"We welcome vulnerable Afghans arriving in our communities and ask for your support to help them fully integrate and thrive as they adjust to their new homes. At no other time has our moral responsibility to uphold these principles been greater."
Resources September-October 2021
Find resources for taking action to help Afghan refugees, for the Season of Creation, for the International Day of Peace, and much more.
Campaign for Global Vaccine Access Continues
Faith leaders in the United States continue to call on the U.S. government and global leaders to ramp up access to COVID-19 vaccines, especially for impoverished countries around the world.
Conscience and Vaccine Acceptance
Dr. Don McCrabb, chair of the Catholic Cares Coalition and executive director of the U.S. Catholic Mission Association, wrote the following article on conscience and the Church’s encouragement of COVID-19 vaccines.
Maryknoll Society on Enacting Laudato Si’
Fr. Frank Breen, MM, summarizes a major paper issued by the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers calling on its members to listen to, identify with, and respond to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor.
Myanmar: Famous Nun Helps COVID Patients
The following article, excerpted here, was first published by UCA News on August 13. This article was published in the September-October 2021 issue of NewsNotes.