Mural by Cerezo Barredo
“The moment has come to discern the signs of the times, seize the opportunity, and expand the view.” - John XXIII
We are pleased to welcome our readers to the online monthly edition of Signs of the Times.
Signs of the Times is an online publication of the “Oscar Romero” Faith and Solidarity Network in the Americas, a member of SICSAL (Servicio Internacional Cristiano en Solidaridad con los Pueblos de America Latina “Oscar Romero”). Read More »
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Jim Harney (1940 - 2008) was a photojournalist, an activist, and a former Catholic priest who traveled the world documenting the effects of economic injustice and war. Much of his work, including the complete version of this essay, is available at www.posibilidad.org. Jim died of cancer on December 26, 2008. His last journey was a walk in solidarity with the undocumented immigrants of the United States.
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To Obama on Torture: Investigate and Follow the Evidence Honestly and in Good Faith
By Sister Dianna Ortiz, OSU and Catherine Grosso
We will soon know whether the Obama administration believes in one law for all citizens or whether the powerful are exempt from that principal. More specifically, will President Obama initiate an investigation into those who have ordered and approved the practice of torture no matter how high up in the previous administration they may have been? Read More »
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If certain acts in violation of treaties are crimes, they are crimes whether the United States does them or whether Germany does them, and we are not prepared to lay down a rule of criminal conduct against others we would not be willing to have invoked against us.
- Chief Justice Robert Jackson
Chief Prosecutor for the United States at the Nuremberg Tribunals
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The great need today is for Christians who are active and critical, who don’t accept situations without analyzing them inwardly and deeply. We no longer want masses of people like those who have been trifled with for so long. We want persons like fruitful fig trees, who can say yes to justice and no to injustice and can make use of the precious gift of life, regardless of the circumstances…
- Archbishop Oscar Romero
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