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This is my view as I write. I can sometimes take the sounds of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for granted, but in this moment I am paying attention to every bird’s song, frog’s croak and bee and mosquito buzz.
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So many parents, wives, husbands and children mourn and remember loved ones who have died in wars far from home or very near home.
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Ending torture, creating a criminal justice system that promotes human rights for all people
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Approximately 3.7 million letters, messages, emails, tweets and more were composed worldwide through the campaign
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It seems that the Templars are doing an extraordinary amount of good around the world in very quiet ways
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Most of us live in a protected space where the reality of human trafficking is far from our minds and hearts on a daily basis. When it seems so far…
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In this small glimpse of mercy in Islam, we reflect the hope of Pope Francis that this Jubilee year will “foster an encounter,” “open us to even more fervent dialogue” and “eliminate every form of closed-mindedness” toward Islam, Judaism, and “other noble religious traditions.” Inshallah! (God willing!)
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I realized that in both stories, Jesus was open and vulnerable enough to allow others to call him to mercy. In the end, when it came to choosing mercy or sticking with his original plan, Jesus did not dig his heels in based on his own sense of the “right time” or the “right people.”
Read moreAs a community dedicated to advocating for the marginalized, we Sisters of Providence join our voices with others in speaking out about many peace and justice issues of great importance in our world. Learn more about justice concerns dear to our hearts here.
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