Gospel
Lk 13:1-9
Some people told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices. Jesus said to them in reply, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were greater sinners than all other Galileans? By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did!
Categories
Progress for all
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ
Tomorrow the world will mark International Women’s Day. The theme this year is: Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all. One of the 10 key themes of Catholic social teaching is Rights and Responsibilities. In a DVD produced by CCSJ, I focus on this theme from a Catholic perspective. Copies are available from CCSJ’s Office.
Gospel
Luke 9:28-36
Jesus took with him Peter and John and James and went up the mountain to pray.
As he prayed, the aspect of his face was changed and his clothing became brilliant as lightning.
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ
“The environment is God’s gift to everyone, and in our use of it we have a responsibility towards the poor, towards future generations and towards humanity as a whole.” – Pope Benedict XVI, Charity in Truth.
By the time you read this article, His Grace would have formally launched the consultation on the “Draft framework towards an Environmental Policy for the Archdiocese”. On March 14, Catholic News will publish a 4-page pull out of the Draft framework.