Journeying through Lent with Catholic Social Teaching
One of my favorite parts of my job as the Catholic Campaign for Human Development Intern for the Archdiocese of Seattle is the work that I get to do around education and outreach on Catholic social...
View ArticleGood Friday: The Day Jesus Sat on Death Row
On the morning of the very first Good Friday, I imagine Jesus waking in a jail cell alone. I picture him sitting in the corner, eyes trained at a wall, preparing himself for a death that would come at...
View ArticleReconciling God, Creation and Humanity on Earth Day
As we celebrate Earth Day, we are reminded of Pope Francis’s call in Laudato Si’ to care for creation and to reconcile our relationship with God, creation and one another. The following is an excerpt...
View ArticleChristus Vivit and Young Hearts that are Witnesses of Justice and Peace
As a parish youth minister for more than a decade, I know well the innate desire for justice and the natural ability to create change that is inherent within many youth and young adults. They know...
View ArticleFe en el Valle: Poniendo nuestra fe en acción
Faith in the Valley (FITV), o Fe en el Valle, es una organización comunitaria con base religiosa en el Valle Central de California, que representa a más de 100,000 familias de los condados de Fresno,...
View ArticlePublic Policy in the Pews: How the Diocese of Rochester NY Engages Catholics...
This year the Diocese of Rochester collected over 10,300 signatures in support of a bill granting basic labor rights to farmworkers in New York State. These workers had been denied overtime pay, a...
View ArticleWhat the Revision to U.S. Catechism means for the Work to End the Death Penalty
In June, Catholic Bishops from around the United States gathered in Baltimore for the Bishops’ Spring General Assembly. At the top of the agenda was a discussion of the universal Catechism revision...
View ArticleLabor Day 2019: On the Hundredth Year of the United States Bishops’ Program...
In his 2019 Labor Day statement, On the Hundredth Year of the United States Bishops’ Program of Social Reconstruction, Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee...
View ArticleRemarks from Ana Chavarin, the 2019 Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award...
On November 11th the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) presented the 2018 Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award to Ana Chavarin, interim lead organizer at the CCHD-funded group Pima...
View ArticleComentarios de Ana Chavarin, ganadora del Premio de Nuevo Liderazgo Cardenal...
El 11 de noviembre, la Campaña Católica para el Desarrollo Humano (CCHD) otorgó el Premio de Nuevo Liderazgo Cardenal Bernardin 2019 a Ana Chavarin, organizadora principal interina del grupo Pima...
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