By Marie Dennis
Pax Christi International, July 10, 2008
The War Abroad
He’s leaning against a tree
The wood has been sold
The land leased
The water poisoned
The rain kills the birds
Somebody takes aim at him
He raises his arms against the black wood
It is not finished
(Dorothy Soelle)
For many hours I sat trying to get my head around what I might say [...]
CRISPAZ Interview with Dean Brackley, SJ
Reprinted from SALVANET, Winter 2007
Salvanet (SN): Dean, you recently returned from a speaking tour on Immigration in the States. Can you enlighten us on the depth and importance of this topic?
Dean Brackley (DB): The situation here in El Salvador is unbelievably bad. The majority is migrating out of desperation. They [...]
Toward a Just and Peaceful Solution in Iraq:
A Policy Paper on the War and Occupation
by Pax Christi USA, March 2008
The fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, March 19th, falls in Holy Week this year, a poignant reminder of the prolonged Holy Week suffering in Iraq. Five years after the invasion, the spiral of [...]
by Rodolfo Cardenal SJ
UCA, San Salvador, 2008
The importance of Monseñor Romero in today’s El Salvador is indisputable. The almost three decades since his martyrdom have not in any way diminished his image, but rather underlined his living presence.
Archbishop Romero is a key reference point of national and ecclesial life, even for those who reject him, [...]
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WORDS OF BISHOP JUAN GERARDI AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE REMHI REPORT
(Metropolitan Cathedral of Guatemala City, April 24, 1998)
The REMHI project (Catholic Church’s “Recovery of the Historic Memory” Project) has been an effort within the Human Rights Ministry which is part of the Social Ministry of the Church. It is a mission of service to [...]