Service News — Outreach & Social Justice

Rachel’s Vineyard weekend retreats offer a beautiful opportunity for any person who has struggled with the emotional or spiritual pain of an abortion. The retreat is a very specific process designed to experience the mercy and compassion of God. It is an opportunity to surface and release any feelings of…

If you have some extra time this summer to pick up a good book (or encyclical!), the Office of Outreach and Social Justice has a few suggestions:   • Choosing Peace: The Catholic Church Returns to Gospel Nonviolence: Contributions by leading peacemakers advance the conversation about what it means to…

Each year on August 6 and August 9, we remember the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These attacks killed and injured hundreds of thousands of people, most of them civilians, and devastated homes, hospitals, emergency services, and public buildings. As we honor those who died and all whose lives…