The Advocate's Toolbox will show you how to promote justice and the common good. It'll teach you how to leverage your influence as a constituent.
We believe that policies and decisions should be informed by the experiences of the people most impacted by those policies and decisions. We advocate for peace and justice, and are guided by the Gospels, Catholic Social Teaching, and the experience of Columban missionaries and the communities they serve.
The salvation that Jesus’ resurrection brings to all who are oppressed and impoverished, is also meant for the non-human members of our earth family.
The Advocate's Toolbox will show you how to promote justice and the common good. It'll teach you how to leverage your influence as a constituent.
Migrants crossing the border between Mexico and Guatemala (Voz de América, 29 October 2018)
The Biden administration had reached agreements with the governments of Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala to secure their borders. This signals a dangerous reversal of the administration’s promise to pursue a more just and compassionate response to migrants and refugees.
In Chile and Peru, the Covid-19 pandemic is surging and creating even more suffering for the poor and the vulnerable. The effects of the pandemic go far beyond being solely a health issue. Indeed, this is no surprise as Pope Francis persistently invites us to see that "everything is interconnected."
The Biden administration had reached agreements with the governments of Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala to secure their borders. This signals a dangerous reversal of the administration’s promise to pursue a more just and compassionate response to migrants and refugees.
At the beginning of this year, with the inauguration of a new President and the beginning of a new Congress, we shared our advocacy priorities for 2021. This week marks the end of the first one hundred days of the Biden administration, and presents us with an opportunity to evaluate the new administration and the new Congress in light of our advocacy goals and Columban concerns. In the following analysis, we note both lights and shadows.
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