By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Services All pastoral work, including promoting social justice and providing for the poor, must be nourished by prayer, Pope Benedict XVI said. Without contemplating and internalizing God’s word daily, one risks being suffocated by too heavy a workload and one’s heart risks hardening to the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, [...]
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I am because we are
Posted by Webmaster on April 10th, 2012
“Today I read a story about an anthropologist who proposed a game to the kids in an African tribe. He put a basket full of fruit near a tree and told the kids that who ever got there first won the sweet fruits. When he told them to run they all took each others hands [...]
Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy
Posted by Webmaster on March 7th, 2012
The Catholic Commission for Social Justice (CCSJ) urges you to perform the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy, thus relieving the bodily, material and spiritual needs of our neighbours. The greatest commandment that God has given to us is to love Him and to love our neighbour. God calls us to be merciful. Mercy is [...]
Lenten Reflections 2012
Posted by Webmaster on February 22nd, 2012
Father in heaven, your servant, Pope Benedict XVI has asked the faithful during this lenten season to show concern for each other – “from every point of view: physical, moral, and spiritual”. He urges us “not to remain silent before evil.” Grant us your grace to do as the Holy Father says, and “renew our [...]
Human Development Reports
Posted by Webmaster on February 13th, 2012
The Regional Human Development Report for Latin America and the Caribbean 2010 champions a new approach to understanding and tackling the prevailing inequality in terms of human development plaguing Latin American and Caribbean countries. The report is divided into six chapters, which explore the factors underpinning the persistence of inequality. Year: 2010 Type: Regional [...]
