Each week this page highlights aspects of the study, spirituality, and practice of the justice and peace teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. The previous Front Pages may be accessed at the bottom of this page. On June 11, 200 new links were added to just about every page accessed from the Home Index. To continue on to the main part of this site, and its 1500+ links, click on home index above.
Happy Canada Day to our Canadian visitors!
And happy Fourth of July to our
United States visitors!
May these days of celebration remind of us the
principles of justice and solidarity which are fundamental to free
societies.
The Zenit News Agency (a Latin American
Catholic news sources located in Rome) this week
published an exclusive interview with
Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank
in Bangladesh, a world pioneer in microcredit
lending to the poor.
East Timor has been under attack by Indonesia for
many years. The predominately Catholic country
has suffered much from its annexation to its larger
and more powerful neighbor. Changes in
Indonesia may bring hope. Access to East
Timor
News from Voices in the Wildnerness, a group in
opposition to the US embargo of Iraq. Fast for
Life July 25 - August 13, with special call for
actions August 6-9.
The Week in Review extracts from the weekly report electronically published by the Zenit News Agency in Rome. Portugal, Guinea-Bissau, Jubilee amnesty for prisoners?. Lots of good and interesting news.
A Week of Novenas for Justice and Peace
June 20 - August 21, 1998
Just Cinema, New International Court, and China Abortion Policy, Volume I. No. XIII, June 17-23, 1998.
116 Just Actions and the effect of the New Jersey Welfare Cap, Volume I, No. XII, June 10-16, 1998.
Land Reform, African Trade, Welfare Watch Volume I, No. XI, June 3-9, 1998. Vatican documents, congressional acts, and a broad look at some aspects of what's happening with welfare.
Works of Justice and Peace, Vol. 1, No. X, May 27-June 2, 1998. A presentation by Justpeace webservant Robert Waldrop.
Distributism an economic philosophy of the early 20th century that was heavily influenced by Catholic social doctrine, links to G.K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc sources, a strong influence on the cooperative movement. Vol. 1, No. IX, May 19 - 26, 1998.
International Debt Crisis, the Pope has called for consideration of forgiveness of the debts of very poor countries in observance of the Christian Jubilee in the year 2000. Vol. 1, No. VIII, May 12-18, 1998)
Co-operative Enterprise free market alternatives to hard-core corporate capitalism. (Vol. 1. No. VII, May 4-11)
Microenterprise, "entry-level" free enterprise, discusses how poor people can help themselves by starting their own very small businesses. (VI)
Memorial to the victims of the Oklahoma City Bombing commemorates the third anniversary of the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City, April 19, 1995. (V)
Holy Week Home Page access to meditations and scripture for Holy Week (IV)
Lenten Meditations Page daily justice and peace meditations for Lent, based on the lectionary readings. Lent Entrance Page (III)
Just War and the Iraqi Escalation page of information and prayers relating to the on-going escalation of the situation in Iraq. Includes novena to Our Lady of Sorrows and Angelus in Time of War. (II)
Roe v. Wade Anniversary with a prayer to Mary for Life by Pope John Paul II. (I)
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