Updated in November 2011, this publication lists parish food pantries from the ten counties of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. In addition, parishes provided best practices and details about pantries which they support through food donations, financial support, or with volunteers.
The 2012 CCHD Application is due on January 6, 2012. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is an action, education program, initiated in 1969 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States. The mission of CCHD, to attack the causes of poverty by empowering the poor to create their own conditions of dignity, is rooted in the basic principles of the social teachings of the Catholic Church.
Advocacy Action Suggestions to contact Senator Herb Kohl's office in relation to the Appropriations Bill and Farm Bill.
Operation Rice Bowl participants are asked to submit their alms by the end of July 2012. Please include the designation form with your donation. Contact our office with any questions.
A recorded webinar on Pope Benedict's encyclical, "Caritas in Veritate" or "Charity in Truth".
Organ donation after death is a noble and meritorious act and is to be encouraged as an expression of generous solidarity.
What does our Catholic faith say about poverty? What is poverty? What is at the root of poverty? And what should our reaction be toward it?
Suggested Activites for 2011 Ceasefire Sabbath from the Mayor of the City of Milwaukee's office.
Sudan remains an urgent priority for U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops with active and ongoing advocacy work in solidarity with the people of Sudan.
Statement in support of the DREAM Act by Archbishop Jose Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles Chair, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security June 28, 2011
The Catholic approach to faithful citizenship begins with moral principles.
The Human Concerns Committee discerns needs of persons in the parish and wider community, especially the poor, and identifies resources to meet those needs enlisting the active cooperation of parish members.
The Catholic Church has taken a position on immigration because it is a humanitarian issue which carries moral implications. Immigration policies impact human dignity and human life, and therefore should be addressed.
A media resource publication of 25 suggested DVDs and documentaries on a variety of immigration issues, provided by the Justice for Immigrants committee of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
JustFaith programs transform people and expand their commitment to social ministry. Through these life-changing opportunities, members of a church or parish can study, explore and experience Christ’s call to care for the poor and vulnerable in a lively, challenging, multifaceted process in the context of a small faith community.
The Justice for Immigrants Campaign provides tools and information for diocesan and community-based organizing, education, and advocacy efforts.
Rob Shelledy Director 414-758-2286 shelledyr@archmil.org
Kathy Shine Project Coordinator 414-758-2285 shinek@archmil.org
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