eConnections - June 2016

Columban E-ConnectionsConnecting Peace, Ecology & Justice from the Gospel Perspective
This month - June 2016What does it mean to be human in these times? The Gospels for June help us focus on Jesus, God Incarnate who shows us how to be human, being with those who are excluded and suffering. This includes not just people, but all life as Pope Francis reminds us in Laudato Si’, "The human environment and the natural environment deteriorate together" (#48). He calls on us to "hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor". (read more)

Peace and BlessingsAnne Lanyon
Co-ordinator of the Centre for  Peace, Ecology and Justice

Contents:

Peace, Ecology and Justice
Article 1: People of the Pakistan border
If rains do not come there are no crops. Parts of Thar Parkar desert have had no rain in the past few years and face greater hardship due to drought. (read more)

Article 2: A Fair Deal for Asylum Seekers: Justice for Asylum Seekers and Refugees | NetAct Election Issue #1
All members of the human family have equal dignity and inalienable rights as human beings. (read more)

Reflection
This nameless woman, an outcast from society because of her lifestyle, repeatedly used and rejected once men had finished with her, sees in Jesus her one, final lifeline.
(read more)

Refugees arriving at Lesbos Greece. (Creative Commons license www.flickr.com/photos/charleshabib)

Growing a Culture of Peace Bulletin - For Parishes and Schools
What does it mean to be human in these times?
In these times when Australia’s political leaders are hard-hearted about refugees locked up out of sight on Manus Island and Nauru, good people are living out their faith by continuing to speak out against this injustice.
(Download PDF Bulletin)

News from the Centre
Bringing Laudato Si’ to Life: A Two Day Formation Program for Educators to connect Peace, Ecology and Justice and grow a Culture of Peace. (read more)
Take Action
NetAct is a network of representatives from Catholic Welfare, Education and Justice agencies in New South Wales. The group has put together a kit of 11 issues of concern in Australia. It invites people to consider values to guide them in making choices on human dignity, human rights and the common good. (read more)


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