Human Trafficking
Sister Ethel Howley has prepared a resource to highlight Child Slavery on Cocoa Farms in Côte d’Ivoire Lawsuit with Nestlé USA and Cargill, Inc.—please take a moment to read and reflect.
Race Matters
We invite you to watch and reflect on this interview with Fr. Brian Massingale, How to make spiritual sense of the attack on the Capitol | America Magazine
Water
The Water Committee is working on a series of educational resources about water accessibility and sustainability. We invite you to reflect on the latest piece by Sisters Mary Fitzgerald and Jane Moran, “Climate Crisis and Water: Impact on Our World.”
In case you missed it…
Webinar: Pope Francis’s Theology of Attraction
Join Catholic Theological Union online on January 24, 2021 at 3:00 pm (EST) for a prayer service and lecture with Rev. Steve Bevans, SVD and Louis J. Luzbetak, SVD Professor of Mission and Culture, Emeritus. They will be discussing Pope Francis' Theology of Attraction. Click here to register.
“The Church grows,” writes Pope Francis, “not by proselytism [i.e. forced conversion] but ‘by attraction.'” This phrase, which Francis has uttered more than once, expresses concisely and forcefully his vision for the Church and its mission in the world. The term “attraction” appears over and over again in the pope’s writings and is concretized in his actions, his appointments, and the coming document on curial reform, tentatively entitled “Praedicate Evangelium,” or “Preach the Gospel.” In this talk, long-time CTU professor Rev. Steve Bevans, SVD will speak of Francis’ vision of “a God who attracts,” “a Church that attracts,” and “a message that attracts,” outlining how this vision is embodied in the coming curial reform.
Webinar: Climate Change
Consider attending an Online Ecumenical and Interreligious Guidebook Launch and Webinar – Care For Creation (cadeio.org) on January 25th at 11:00am (EST) hosted by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Association of Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers, and Catholic Climate Covenant.
“This guide offers insights into how Catholics can bring the riches of the Catholic theological tradition to ecumenical and interreligious discussions and actions that uphold the dignity and sanctity of our environment.” -- Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, Bishop of Scranton
