Get W.I.T.H. It!

The Water Committee has prepared a reflection calendar for the month between World Water Day (3/22) and Earth Day (4/22). Please join us in reflecting upon and appreciating our relationship to water and the earth!

Laudato Si' Animator Training – The Global Catholic Climate Movement is again holding free on-line training to become a Laudato Si' Animator. Laudato Si' Animators are champions of Catholic action on climate change. No expertise is needed.

The JPIC Departments of AMSSND and CPSSND have issued a joint statement in response to President Trump’s declaration of a “national emergency,” which he used to bypass Congress to obtain funds for a wall at the southern border of the U.S.

A new study has found that the Tennessee River is among the most polluted in the world, due to a high concentration of microbeads. Microbeads are found in many hygiene products.

On Feb. 8, we celebrate the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, patron saint of human trafficking survivors, open Get W.I.T.H it to find out more about this "shining advocate of genuine emancipation".

This week, we would like to direct your attention to issues involving water and human trafficking.

Four aid workers were convicted for helping migrants in Arizona and read about an academic analysis of the success of the Matènwa Community Learning Center’s approach to education in Haiti.

Please join in prayer for immigrants during this turbulent time - Love Dissolves Borders: A Prayer for Immigrants by Lindsey Paris-Lopez

January 6-12, is National Migration Week in the United States. Please take time to read our latest Just Act “Encountering Christ: A Celebration of Migrants and Refugees” if you have not done so already!

The AMSSND Province has issued a statement of solidarity with the migrants seeking refuge at our southern border, which reads in part "Not only are the men, women, and children in the ‘caravan’ people who reflect the image of God in unique and unrepeatable ways; they also are people who can contribute to our nation’s rich cultural heritage and economic initiatives.”