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A Christmas message from the heavens
On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 entered lunar orbit and began circling the moon – the first time in history for humans to visit another world. That evening the crew’s astronauts Bill Anders, Jim Lovell and Frank Borman transmitted a live television broadcast including spectacular…
Moved with Compassion: Mark 6:34
Strategic Plan on Anti-Racism Presentation – Year II. “When Jesus disembarked (from the boat) and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with compassion for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd…”
Overcoming Racism: Voting Rights and Political Power
After the Civil War ended in 1865, black activists worked diligently to secure voting rights for freed black slaves. During the decade known as Radical Reconstruction (1867-1877), Congress passed legislation granting Black Americans the rights of citizenship (Thirteenth Amendment ratified 1865); due process under the law (the Fourteenth Amendment ratified…
MOVED WITH COMPASSION
“When Jesus disembarked (from the boat) and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with compassion for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd…” Judie-text
Why We Want Priests to Understand Their Rights, Part 3
This is the last installment of “Why we want priests to understand their rights,” a series of three short articles exploring three themes to help contextualize AUSCP’s efforts on priests’ rights: due process, the thwarting of that right, and the seeking of remedies when due process is denied. Today’s article…
Wisdom Wednesday | December 13th
As the Beatles said, You know it’s not easy. The war in Gaza continues to dominate the news, and Hanukkah 2023 adds urgency to these questions. We begin this week, though, with a look ahead to Preparing for the 2024 Synod.