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Coverage of the 2015 Paris climate talks from The Christian Science Monitor December 8th, 2015
Coverage of the 2015 Paris climate talks from The Christian Science Monitor
In December, diplomats from nearly 200 countries meet in Paris to finalize an international climate agreement. The aim is to limit greenhouse-gas emissions – and the warming those emissions cause – to within a safe range. Visit the website here.
(A special thanks to Fr Bob Wright, OMI (San Antonio) and Fr Santiago Lyons, OMI (Mexico) for sending us this link).
Celebrating the Jubilee Year of Mercy December 8th, 2015
Celebrating the Jubilee Year of Mercy,
(2015 – 2016)
Honoring the Mother of Mercy – Immaculate Conception
(December 8)
&
Thanking God for the grace of Oblate Triennium
(1816 – 2016)
In his letter for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, our Superior General notes, “One of [Mary’s] titles special to the heart of St. Eugene was the Mother of Mercy.” This is especially fitting as the solemnity marks the beginning of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, inaugurated by Pope Francis. In a recent interview with the Italian Catholic magazine Credere, Pope Francis was asked why he chose ‘mercy’ as this Jubilee’s theme. In response the Holy Father notes, “It’s obvious that today’s world is in need of mercy, it is in need of compassion. We are used to bad news…On one hand we see the arms trade, the production of arms that kill, the murder of innocents in the most cruel possible way, the exploitation of persons, minors, children…” The Pope goes on to say that “we must cultivate a revolution of tenderness as the fruit of this Year of Mercy: God’s tenderness towards each one of us. Each one of us must say: “I am an unfortunate man, but God loves me thus, so I must also love others in the same way.”
On this great solemnity let us ask Mother Mary to teach us the true meaning of mercy and to give us the grace to love others as God loves us.
1980-2015: Memory of El Salvador’s church martyrs lives on December 2nd, 2015
1980-2015: Memory of El Salvador’s church martyrs lives on
World AIDS Day – The Time to Act Is Now! December 1st, 2015
December 1 is World AIDS Day. Observed since 1988, this year’s theme is The Time to Act Is Now. This annual observance is an opportunity for partners around the world to collaborate on HIV awareness and help us move closer to the goal of an AIDS-free generation. Read more about World AIDS Day 2015 at UNAIDS’ website.
For all our blessings, thanks be to God! November 25th, 2015
This Thanksgiving 2015 let us stop to pray and reflect on God’s many blessings upon us.
Download this prayer service to use in your own community, congregation or family as we pause to express gratitude for God’s continuous grace and mercy.
Have a blessed Thanksgiving!
