Social Justice

In the United States, on Monday, we will be celebrating Labor Day.  In celebrating Labor Day, we celebrate the achievements we have made through our work (The history of Labor Day goes back over 100 years.). Some people look at…

Our Catholic Teaching calls us to stand up for the poor and the vulnerable.  The fourth of the Seven Principles of Catholic Social Teaching speaks of this.  Jesus calls us to help the hungry, thirsty, and those without shelter or…

Each year, on the second Tuesday of March, the New York State Catholic Conference holds Public Policy Day.  NYS Catholics are encouraged to come to Albany to advocate for our Catholic Principles.  The Conference selects issues to encourage us to…

This year’s issue for the Diocese of Rochester Public Policy Weekend (February 13th/14th) is Comprehensive Immigration Reform.  In preparation for the weekend I have attended a presentation on Immigration Reform and doing some research on my own.  From this work,…

In my previous blogs on the parish website, I have talked about some of our social ministry efforts at St. Mary’s but I am not sure I have ever talked about why we have a social ministry program. To answer…