- OCT 19: Day of Prayer, Education and Action for the Suffering People of Dafur in Akron, Ohio(5 days)
- OCT 23: OHIO: Alexia Kelley, Co-Author of A Nation for All, Leads Discussion on "The Economy and the Common Good"(9 days)
- OCT 27: MICHIGAN: “Decide in Faith: A Catholic Presidential Forum”(13 days)
- OCT 28: MICHIGAN: “Catholics and the 2008 Election: A Presidential Forum," University of Michigan, Ann Arbor(14 days)
- EMU Faith and Politics series(15 days)
Events
205 Old North
Georgetown University
12pm - 1:30pm
As we approach the November Presidential Elections, how does our religious and political beliefs influence our voting choices? Hear more about the intersection of religion and politics in mobilizing electoral support.
Hear Professor Clyde Wilcox, Department of Government and Carin Robinson, Ph. D. Candidate.
Catholic Charities USA will host it's first-ever National Town Hall Meeting live Webcast on Wednesday, April 2 from 1 – 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDST). The Webcast will focus on the highly acclaimed paper, Poverty and Racism: Overlapping Threats to the Common Good. You only need a PC or laptop to participate.
Michigan Catholic Assembly
Madonna University,
36600 Schoolcraft Rd.
Livonia MI
www.madonna.edu
Contact Vicky Kovari for more info.
Fairfield University and the Diocese of Bridgeport are inviting government leaders to discuss their mutual concerns for the “common good” on Monday, April 7 from 12:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Dining Room of the Charles F. Dolan School of Business.
The Future of Catholic Peacebuilding
Monday April 7
Catholic University of America, 3-5 pm, Aquinas Auditorium
Georgetown University, 7:30-9 pm, Woodstock Theological Center Library
Click on the link to download the program for "The Future of Catholic Peacebuilding" panel discussions preceding events marking the 25th Anniversary of the U.S. Catholic Bishops' 1983 pastoral, "The Challenge of Peace."
The 2008 Iraq Forum will be held on Monday, April 14 at the Elliott School of International Affairs’ new Institute for Middle East Studies at The George Washington University.
Iraq Advocacy Days will take place on Tuesday & Wednesday, April 15-16. Advocacy training will be held Tuesday morning in Parish Hall at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation,* located at 212 East Capitol St, NE, just one block from the U.S. Capitol Building. After the morning training, participants will break into working groups and take part in meetings with their congressional offices on Capitol Hill.
The 2008 Iraq Forum will be held on Monday, April 14 at the Elliott School of International Affairs’ new Institute for Middle East Studies at The George Washington University.
Iraq Advocacy Days will take place on Tuesday & Wednesday, April 15-16. Advocacy training will be held Tuesday morning in Parish Hall at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation,* located at 212 East Capitol St, NE, just one block from the U.S. Capitol Building. After the morning training, participants will break into working groups and take part in meetings with their congressional offices on Capitol Hill.
The 2008 Iraq Forum will be held on Monday, April 14 at the Elliott School of International Affairs’ new Institute for Middle East Studies at The George Washington University.
Iraq Advocacy Days will take place on Tuesday & Wednesday, April 15-16. Advocacy training will be held Tuesday morning in Parish Hall at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation,* located at 212 East Capitol St, NE, just one block from the U.S. Capitol Building. After the morning training, participants will break into working groups and take part in meetings with their congressional offices on Capitol Hill.
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, Orbis Books and Maryknoll Lay Missioners cordially invite you to a presentation of "The Other Game: Indigenous Solutions to Our Global Challenges" by the yet-to-be-announced winner of the 2008 Goldman Award for Excellence in Protecting the Environment AND Maryknoll Lay Missioner Phil Dahl-Bredine.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Rayburn House Office Building, Room B339
8 to 8:30 a.m. light breakfast
8:30-9:30 a.m. program
RSVP by April 11 to rsvp@maryknollogc.org, 202-832-1780
Bishop Gumbleton to speak at Pax Christi NJ Conference on Migration and Global Solidarity
St. Patrick’s Church and School
Jersey City, NJ
