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Archbishop Donald Wuerl:  Charity and Freedom of Conscience
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Archbishop Donald Wuerl: Charity and Freedom of Conscience

Roman Catholic Archbishop Donald Wuerl discusses the DC City Council’s December 1 vote on gay marriage and how that may affect his church’s social service and charity work.

Posted: Nov 30th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 29   
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November 27, 2009: “A Just and Sustainable Recovery”

November 27, 2009: “A Just and Sustainable Recovery”

Watch excerpts from Bread for the World’s November 23 press conference in Washington, DC on creating jobs that will fight poverty and climate change.

Posted: Nov 25th, 2009  Comments: 1   Views: 144   
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November 20, 2009: Eid al-Adha

November 20, 2009: Eid al-Adha

When the hajj comes to an end, Muslims will distribute meat to the poor and recall Abraham's willingness to offer his son to God.

Posted: Nov 20th, 2009  Comments: 3   Views: 184   
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November 13, 2009: Juvenile Sentencing

November 13, 2009: Juvenile Sentencing

On November 9, a divided Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases about just punishment for juveniles convicted of non-homicide offenses. Are life sentences imposed on juvenile offenders cruel and unusual?

Posted: Nov 13th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 193   
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November 6, 2009: Health Care and the Common Good

November 6, 2009: Health Care and the Common Good

Hastings Center bioethicist and philosopher Daniel Callahan says the common good as a moral value should be the foundation for American health care reform, but it has been largely absent from the current public debate.

Posted: Nov 6th, 2009  Comments: 1   Views: 328   
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November 6, 2009: The Aim of Health Care

November 6, 2009: The Aim of Health Care

Read an excerpt from a new book on medical technology costs and health care by Daniel Callahan, who advocates "an open discussion on what counts as good or bad choices, wise or imprudent ones, and our social obligations to our community as we make them."

Posted: Nov 6th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 237   
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October 16, 2009: Season of Service

October 16, 2009: Season of Service

A partnership between the city of Portland, Oregon and evangelical churches has led to thousands of volunteers completing hundreds of community service projects focused on schools, hunger, homelessness, health, poverty, and the environment.

Posted: Oct 16th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 596   
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August 28, 2009: Moishe House New Orleans

August 28, 2009: Moishe House New Orleans

"We're already practicing tikkun olam--repairing the world--in our day-to-day lives," says Jonathan Graboies, a resident of Moishe House in New Orleans, "so in a way we're being Jewish even without being in the synagogue."

Posted: Aug 28th, 2009  Comments: 2   Views: 1,750   
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August 21, 2009: Passing the Mantle

August 21, 2009: Passing the Mantle

"We must return to the values that made the black church a true success," says Rev. Mark Whitlock, director of community initiatives at USC's Center for Religion and Civic Culture, where a mentoring program trains African-American clergy in community organizing, economic development, and church leadership strategies.

Posted: Aug 21st, 2009  Comments: 22   Views: 5,987   
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August 14, 2009: Spafford Children’s Center

August 14, 2009: Spafford Children’s Center

Located in Jerusalem's Old City near the Damascus Gate, this children's charity traces its roots to 19th-century American evangelicals Horatio and Anna Spafford. Together they established a philanthropic and utopian Christian community that was known as the American Colony.

Posted: Aug 14th, 2009  Comments: 3   Views: 1,544   
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