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The Vocation of Prophetic People

Saturday, 28 April 2012 09:17 Pat Hayes

Hope has two beautiful daughters;
Their names are Anger and Courage
Anger at the way things are,
And Courage to see that they do nothave to remain as they are.

-St. Augustine

Jesus with Mary and Marta We live in two worlds, one world is the world of following Jesus and the other world is the world of being a member of a nation. We would love for the two worlds to match up perfectly. Sometimes there is overlap and often times, not. In fact, many try to force the issue and make that happen by declaring that our nation is ordained by God to do God’s work and thus we are an exceptional nation in the world. The air seems filled today with truths and absolutes, lots of litmus tests for sure.

Peace on Earth and the Politics of Christmas

Tuesday, 20 December 2011 09:01 Pat Hayes

Santa at manger For the last several years, Bob and I have attended a session on theme of Christmas and the politics in the Christmas story. We come to escape the more prominent Christmas messages in our culture to try to go back in time and reread the scriptures of Luke and Matthew through the lens of that time. So on the link below, I share with you some of what is discussed in our gathering. The gathering is always lively, mainly attended by young people living in small faith communities in Philadelphia and serving as urban missionaries. The politics of Christmas is as relevant now as it was over 2000 years ago.

Peace,

Pat

http://www.jesusradicals.com/peace-on-earth-and-the-politics-of-christmas/

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Faith Community Begins Lenten Campaign “Lamenting” Treatment of Immigrants with 12 Mile Pilgrimage

Wednesday, 09 March 2011 07:40

Day of Action to Highlight Issue of Immigration Detention

(Note: Maryknoll Affiliates of New Jersey, Philadelphia and Red Bank are co-sponsors)

JERSEY CITY, NJ—Over 100 People of faith and immigrant rights advocates from over 30 different organizations across the state of New Jersey and New York are expected to gather at Liberty State Park in front of the foot bridge to Ellis Island on the Christian feast day of Ash Wednesday, March 9th at 9:30 A.M. for a press conference and interfaith prayer service before walking 12 miles to the Elizabeth Detention Center to draw attention to the suffering that is inflicted on immigrants their families, and the communities in which they live by the U.S.'s current immigration and detention policies.

The Incarnation: Why God Wanted to Become Human

Monday, 06 December 2010 10:55 Pat Hayes

I found this article interesting and I am passing it on to you.

http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac1202.asp

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The Global Water Crisis: Conflict and Cooperation

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 00:00 Pat Hayes

This past week, I attended a conference jointly sponsored by Villanova University and Catholic Relief Services as part of their formal partnership. The conference was called The Global Water Crisis: Conflict and Cooperation. The presenters were Environmentalists, Civil Engineers Health Specialists, Economists, Sanitation and Water Resource Experts, Lawyers and Peacebuilders… all from the University, CRS and private industry. Within the Villanova University, it was Co-Sponsored by the Colleges of Engineering, Arts and Sciences, Nursing, Schools of Business and Law, the Office of Mission and Ministry, the Center for Peace and Justice Education and the Honors Program, the Department of Geography and the Environment.

One of the presenters from CRS was Thomas Bamat, Ph.D. Senior Technical Advisor, Justice and Peacebuilding. Prior to coming to CRS, he said had been with Maryknoll for 20 years.