Simple Living, anyone?

From the site:
Simple living — aka voluntary simplicity — has just about as many definitions as there are individuals who practice it. Simple living is not about living in poverty or self-inflicted deprivation. Rather, it is about living an examined life — one in which you have determined what is important, or “enough,” for you, [...]

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Holy See Mission Seminar Day 2- Master, it is Good to Be Here

The opening lecture of the Holy See Mission seminar focused on the role of the Church in building the common good throughout the world. As I mentioned in my previous post, the “common good” is an ambiguous term. The defense of this common good involves the protection of basic human rights. As such, the Holy [...]

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Holy See Mission Seminar Day 1- The Moral Element

While I was filling out the application to attend the seminar on Catholic Social Teaching in New York, I realized how little I knew about the United Nations or about the Church’s influence within such a large worldwide organization. Even so, it was a great privilege to have attended this symposium from May 20 to [...]

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Youth for Human Rights and Award-Winning Videos

I recently ran across a site that you all might be interested in:  Youth for Human Rights. Here is the link.
From the site:  “YHRI holds events and produces instructional tools to raise human rights awareness such as the award-winning music video UNITED – a street-savvy, multi-ethnic, five-minute film in 15 languages – conveying the power [...]

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From USA Today: More Grads Opting to Serve the Poor

More grads opt to serve the poor
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Special for USA TODAY
June 12, 2007
 
FULL TEXT FOUND HERE 
 
PROVIDENCE — Standing in a squishy salt marsh beside the Providence River, with a soft breeze in her face and an antsy crab in her hand, 25-year-old Emily Winser has reason to smile.
After all, payments aren’t due [...]

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10 Things you can do to care for the Earth

Thanks to the folks at Education for Justice for the following “earth friendly” actions we can take.  You should also consider joining the Education for Justice resource list, which for a minimal cost, provides incredible opportunities and ideas.
See the following attachment:
Stewardship

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Good Writers Wanted

Are you a good writer? You may be interested in …
UNESCO International Essay Contest for Young People:
UNESCO and the Goi Peace Foundation are inviting young people (ages 7 to 25) from around the world to enter the International Essay Contest for Young People.  This year’s theme is the role of media and information and communication [...]

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Update on Darfur

Those who have expressed some interest in following the situation in Darfur will be interested in the attached, wherein we read that the Prosecutor from the International Criminal Court told the United Nations Security Council that alleged Darfur war criminals Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb must be arrested.  “The Security Council and regional organizations must [...]

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The Body Shop: Breaking Silence

Sometimes the best kept secret turns out to be the worst case scenario.  That is the situation for an estimated 275 million children worldwide who witness domestic violence.  In August 2006, the Body Shop’s ‘Stop the violence in the Home’ Campaign was launched in 50 countries.  Through more than 2000 stores around the world and [...]

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Recommended Reading

In the 2007 edition of the better world handbook the authors outline a cycle of cynicism:
1. Finding out about a problem
2. Wanting to do something to help
3. Not seeing how you can help
4. [...]

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