4th-of-5 . . GOD, COUNTRY, & THE COMMON GOOD . . MIND THE GAP!

2011 Annual Assembly, Pax Christi Florida, October 15-16, 2011

Jean Sammon of The Network Lobby in Washington DC conducts a weekend workshop on God, Country, and the Common Good, focusing on current problems of the federal government, how they got that way, along with indicated prospects & suggested actions for resolution.

Now active in over 30 countries, Pax Christi was founded in 1945 in Europe to heal the wounds of war between former enemies and seek forgiveness and reconciliation. In 2012 Pax Christi Florida will celebrate 30 years of peacemaking through prayer, study, and citizen action. The organization holds annual retreats and assemblies in Florida on peace & justice topics of concern.
http://www.paxchristiflorida.org


Network -a Catholic leader in the global movement for justice and peace- educates, organizes and lobbies for economic and social transformation.

On December 17, 1971, 47 Catholic Sisters from many orders and all over the country gathered for a weekend meeting in Washington, DC, to explore how women religious might speak out as one voice to our federal government on behalf of "justice for all." Many of them had spent decades working with people in need. They had come to believe that providing for the immediate needs of people living in poverty is not enough, that faithfulness to the Gospel demands that we also work to change unjust systems that perpetuate economic inequity.

At their weekend meeting, these women religious decided to form a "network" of Sisters to lobby for federal policies and legislation that promote economic and social justice.
http://www.networklobby.org

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