Holy See Mission Seminar Day 4- Verbum Caro Factum Est

Verbum caro factum est, et habitamus in nobis.
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. (John 1:14)
These words are inscribed on either side of the tabernacle at Holy Family Church in Manhattan, the parish of the United Nations. Fr. Bob Meyer presided over Mass there on the fourth day of the Path to Peace Foundation- [...]

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Catholic Social Teaching and Health Care

According to Catholic Social Teaching, health care is a basic human right, flowing from our creation in the image and likeness of God. Despite that teaching, nearly 44 million people in the United States still lack access to health care. Worldwide, 27 million children are still not being vaccinated against the most common childhood diseases, [...]

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Holy See Mission Seminar Day 3- Sharing Our Story

Since its foundation more than 2000 years ago, the Catholic Church has been the world’s foremost institution regarding social justice and the advancement of the common good, which is more than an idea or a lifestyle, but a necessary human response to the love of God. History has seen this loving reply modeled for us [...]

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The Road to Peace?

Since the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, the U.S. government has spent or allocated over $40 billion among 11 federal departments and agencies to address the threat of biological weapons. For Fiscal Year 2008 (FY2008), the Bush Administration is proposing an additional $6.77 billion in bioweapons-related spending, approximately $550 million (9%) more than [...]

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Live Earth

Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent series of concert events on 7.7.07 that will bring together more than 100 music artists and 2 billion people to inspire a global movement to “Answer the Call” and help solve the climate crisis.
Live Earth was founded by Kevin Wall, CEO of Control Room, the company producing the events [...]

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