Bulletin Material
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JustPeace is a newsletter that contains a collection of reflections for your parish bulletins.
Our Church
Life
Solidarity
Care for God's Creation
Agriculture and Rural Life
Peace
Parish Social Ministry
Dignity of the Human Person
Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
Dignity of Work and Rights of Workers
Call to Family, Community, and Participation
Rights and Responsibilities
Faithful Citizenship and Advocacy
Religious Freedom
OUR CHURCH
- Forgiveness
- The Eucharist Becomes Fulfilling Only As Much As We Live the Eucharist
- How to Live Mercifully
- Guilt by Association?
- Jubilee Year of Mercy
- Faith, Justice, and the Thief on the Cross
- Father's Day
- He Has Nothing, But He's Never Been Happier
- Office of Life and Justice and Peace
- Giving Witness: Elisa Harrigan
- The Eucharist and the Two Greatest Commandments
- Death, Then Life
- Recognizing Christ in the Eucharist
- Our Hearts Burn Within Us
- Letting the Wound Heal
- Water's Power: Quenching our Spiritual and Physical Thirsts
- Biblical or Legal Justice?
- Cooperation or Compromise?
- Christ is Our Light
- What's Got Our Attention?
Catholic Social Teaching: LIFE
- Physician-Assisted Suicide is not Compassionate
- People with Disabilities
- The Unborn Child
- Till Death Do Us Part: End the Death Penalty
- The Importance of October 4 in Laudato Si'
- Each of Us is a Masterpiece of God's Creation!
- Labor and Drones and Consumers, Oh My!
- Culture of Life and Oregon's Death Penalty
- The Death Penalty: An Inconsistent Ethic of Life
- God's Love Shines Through Project Rachel
- Is There a Choice?
- 40-40
- Creation: God's Gift to Us
- Too Many People?
- We Are All Children of God
Catholic Social Teaching: DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON- February is Black History Month
- On Human Investment
- Papers Please
- We're Not Strangers, Just Friends Who Haven't Met
- Labor and Drones and Consumers, Oh My!
- Valentine Day: Fair Trade Chocolate for Your True Love
- No Longer Slaves But Brothers and Sisters
- It Is Not What It Seems
Catholic Social Teaching: OPTION FOR THE POOR AND VULNERABLE- No One Should be Hungry
- "Have You Anything Here to Eat?"
- The Eucharist Becomes Fulfilling Only As Much As We Live the Eucharist
- Today's Temptations
- Christmas is for the Poor
- Not to be Served But to Serve
- Preferential Option for the Poor
- The Poor are the Center of the Church
- Poverty, Oregon 2014
- Sacrificial Giving
- The Kingdom of God is Open to Everyone
- Poverty, Oregon 2013
- Come to the Feast
- What's Got Our Attention?
- Advent: A Time of Hope and Light
- The Cleansing of the Temple: A Protest Against Economic Injustice
- Economic Snapshot of Oregon's Congressional Districts (2013)
- In The Eucharist We Honor Christ and the Poor
- Do We Need Another Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes?
- The 2012 Farm Bill: Hit Reset
- The 2012 (Food and) Farm Bill: Why People of Faith Care
- Who is CCHD?
- So Many In Poverty; What Are Our Options?
- How to be a Patriotic American
- Economic Justice: Jesus Cleanses the Temple and the System
- The Sears Christmas Catalogue
- Have Yourself A Merry Christmas
- The Morality of Our Economy
- Tax Day and the Earned Income Tax Credit
Catholic Social Teaching: SOLIDARITY- Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity: Solidarity
- Who Are Today's Lepers?
- Welcome, Stranger
- Charity: More Than Cleaning Out Our Closets
- Solidarity Alone?
- No Longer Slaves But Brothers and Sisters
- Love One Another: A Photo Essay
- Sin, Reconciliation and Catholic Relief Services
- CRS: Water Water Everywhere
- We're Not Strangers, Just Friends Who Haven't Met
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
- Valentine Day: Fair Trade Chocolate for Your True Love
- Fair Trade Coffee and Doughnuts
- The Catholic Church Supports a Humane and Comprehensive Solution to the Immigration Issue
- Appearances and Prejudices
- Unrecognizable Friends
- Loving Each Other As One Body of Christ
Catholic Social Teaching: RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES- Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God
- Entitled to What?
- What Would Jesus Do?
- Fortnight of Freedom
- The Mustard Seeds of Society
Catholic Social Teaching: DIGNITY OF WORK AND RIGHTS OF WORKERS- Labor Day: A Reminder of Labor’s Long-Standing Support from the Catholic Church
- The Day Laborer and a Living Wage
- Job Quality = Food Quality
- Work is Sacred
- Labor Day and Wage Theft
Catholic Social Teaching: CARE FOR GOD'S CREATION- Peace: Caring for Creation
- Peace Towards Creation
- The Importance of October 4 in Laudato Si'
- I Think of Nothing More Sarcastic Than to Praise a Bottle, Plastic
- Environmental Justice
- Columbia River Gorge: 11 Years Later
- Creation: God's Gift to Us
- Too Many People?
- Water's Power: Quenching our Spiritual and Physical Thirsts
Catholic Social Teaching: CALL TO FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND PARTICIPATION
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
FAITHFUL CITIZENSHIP AND ADVOCACY- Whispers of Change
- Growing Season
- Saint Thomas More (June 22): Patron Saint of Politicians
- Three Letters a Week: ABC
- Democracy is Not a Spectator Sport
- Salt and Light: Voting Plus One
- Our Political Landscape
- Advocates for Justice
- How to Vote
- The Fresh Air of Democracy
- The Culture of Temptation
- A Voice for the Voiceless
- Unfunny Jokes
- Music to My Ears
- Another One?! Delete!
- Prayer, Persistence, and Politics
- God, Country and Notre Dame: Faith and Values
- The Legislative Process: An Overview
- Ground Rules for Civil Dialogue
- Conscience Is The Voice Of God In Our Hearts
- Catholics Care. Catholics Vote.
- Celebrating Elections
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL LIFE
- Sowing Seeds
- Summer Food (Some Are Not)
- The Argument for Food Justice
- Farmers' Markets: 5 Reasons to Visit
- 6 Reasons to Shop at Farmers' Markets
- Strawberries and Squash: Learn more about CSAs
- Oregon Farmers and the Catholic Church
- Farmers' Markets and CSAs
- The Farm Bill and Farmers' Markets
- The Farm Bill: 7 Simple Thoughts
- The 2012 Farm Bill: Our Faith Bridges the Urban-Rural Divide
- The 2012 Farm Bill: Hit Reset
- The 2012 Farm Bill: Why People of Faith Care About Farming
- The 2012 (Food and) Farm Bill: Why People of Faith Care
PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRIES- Discipleship
- Living the Jubilee Year of Mercy with the Works of Mercy
- Right Relationships
- Rules and Regulations
- No Rest for the Just
- Good Things Come in Threes
- Evangelizing through Facebook in 5 Steps
- The Arc of a Moral Universe
- 6 Ideas for Lent
- Why Parish Social Ministry?
- Parish Social Ministry: A Definition in 90 Seconds
- The Case for Social Justice
- A Social Invitation
- Charity at Christmas; Charity and Justice Always
- Is Bread Enough?
- When Bread Is Enough
- Salt and Light
- JustFaith and Good News People
- Social Justice for Kids: A Presentation Using Catholic Social Teaching
PEACE- Peace: Nuclear Weapons
- Peace: Peace Pole
- May, The Month of Mary, Queen of Peace
- Peace: Caring for Creation
- Peace: Gun Violence
- Peace: Restorative Justice
- Peace Towards Creation
- Forgiveness
- If You Want Peace, Work for Justice
- Love, With Help From the Queen of Peace
- Peace Be With You
- Peace, It's Not Just a Good Idea
- A Day of Prayer for Peace in our Community