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Dominican Sisters of Peace: Annual Mission Bazaar
On November 14, 2015, the Dominican Sisters of Peace held the Annual Mission Bazaar. Read more
‘What kind of energy are we putting into the universal web of life in our sphere of influence even as world leaders struggle with what to do about ISIS?’
November 24, 2015 – Sister Margaret Galiardi, OP (Amityville) reflects on the recent November 13th attacks in Paris and two of her own personal experiences; asking ‘what kind of energy are we putting into the universal web of life in our sphere of influence even as world leaders struggle with what to do about ISIS? Does it mimic in even a small way the energy of ISIS? Or is it an energy which creates space for new possibilities?’ Read article in Global Sisters Report
Mount Food Drive Yields Hefty Haul
NEWBURGH, N.Y. – November 2015 – Mount Saint Mary College students donated more than $1,000 worth of food on Monday, November 23, helping to feed local people in need this Thanksgiving.
The initiative, spearheaded by the college’s Campus Ministry, delivered the food to First United Methodist Church on Liberty Street in Newburgh, N.Y. for distribution to local families.
According to Roger May, assistant director of Campus Ministry, students donated about 100 food items over the last week. Additionally, students raised nearly $900 last month during “Spirit of the Mount Week,” which volunteers used to purchase boxed and canned goods.
Mount chaplain Fr. Francis Amodio, O.Carm, was very pleased with the Mount’s commitment to aiding the less fortunate this Thanksgiving.
“At Mount Saint Mary College, according to our mission, we are to educate the whole person,” he said. “When they graduate from the Mount, service will be a value which they would naturally share in their communities.”
For more information, visit www.msmc.edu
Faith and Film: Spotlight
Movie review by Fr. Tom Condon, OP
For many of us, Spotlight will be a hard movie to watch. While I admit that I did squirm through parts of Spotlight, I thought, on the whole, it was a balanced approach to a difficult subject. Spotlight tells the story of the Boston Globe’s investigation into the sexual abuse scandal in the Archdiocese of Boston. A series of articles was published in 2002 in the Globe which led to the resignation of Cardinal Law, and an overhaul of the way the church treats the issue. Spotlight shows how much has changed in the last 13 years, and is a thoughtful look at what we did wrong. More than anything else, it emphasizes the need for all of us, whether we are bishops (or even provincials), clergy, parishioners, lawyers, reporters, parents, and others, to be vigilant for the protection of children. My favorite line in the movie comes from Mitchell Garabedian, attorney for several victims, who says: “If it takes a village to raise them [children], it takes a village to abuse them.”
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