JP Alert: Sept. 30, 2020
This JP Alert includes resources for Respect Life month, elections, and webinars on racial justice and writing an effective op-ed. See the alert.
JP Alert: Aug. 25, 2020
Racial justice, prayer resources and the Season of Creation are featured in this issue. See the alert.
Racial Justice Topic of CMSM National Assembly
Speakers at this year’s National Assembly, held online for the first time ever, addressed the challenges and realities of racism and racial justice. Under the theme, “Repentance and Reconciliation: Taking Action to Transform the World,” New Orleans Auxiliary Bishop Fernand Cheri III, OFM, and Sulpician Father Tom Ulshafer spoke
CMSM Condemns Racism, Brutality; Calls for Authentic Change
June 1, 2020 In the wake of a week of turmoil across the United States, the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, which represents the leaders of more than 200 Catholic religious institutes of men across the United States, publicly condemns racism. We condemn brutality that takes away breath and
JPIC Virtual Gathering on Migration
In light of the COVID-19 panedemic, CMSM moved a planned national justice and peace gathering online, with presenters and attendees gathering via video conference. Following this virtual gathering, the group issued a statement, Envisioning Gospel-Based Solidarity and Flourishing with Migrants. The statement reads in part: “From March 16–18, 2020, a national
Men Religious at Catholic Day of Action on Immigration
Over 400 Catholics, including a number of men religious – Franciscan, Columban, Jesuit, de la Salle Christian Brother, and others – participated in a Sept. 4 Day of Action in Newark, New Jersey, to protest federal government policies and practices that traumatize immigrant children, particularly the policy of child and
Catholic Gathering at the Capitol to Protest Detention of Children
Hundreds of Catholic leaders, including representatives of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, gathered at the US Capitol in mid-July to demand an end to detention of immigrant children. Later, in an act of nonviolent civil disobedience, scores were arrested in the Russell Senate Office Building Rotunda while praying, singing, and chanting.