Just Faith - Faith and Racial Equity - Exploring Power and Privilege   

Do you want to address racism in your faith community, but you don’t know where to begin? Faith & Racial Equity: Exploring Power & Privilege is an 8-week module that awakens groups to the economic systems, public policies, cultural norms, and hidden biases that empower some and oppress others. For more information or to register, please visit the home page or contact Sherry Moitoza.

Archdiocese Launches New Laudato Si’ Local Action Plan for Protecting the Planet
 
Marking the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on care for the environment, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington launches today, our Laudato Si’ Action Plan: Embarking On A Seven-Year Journey Promoting An Integral Ecology. The Action Plan, linked here at adw.org/laudatosi offers easy, moderate, and advanced strategies for individuals, parishes, schools and other institutions to work toward protecting the Earth, our common home, and all human life. Please note that the link includes a Spanish translated action plan.  If you are interested in helping to plan how St. Rose will be a part of this please contact Sherry Moitoza. 
 

"Social justice concerns the social, political and economic aspects and, above all, the structural dimention of problems and their respective solutions."  Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, no. 201

Advocacy Networks

• Promote legislation and policies that address the needs of the poor and vulnerable.

Eco-Action Team

• Preserve, enhance and educate people on the well-being of God's creation.

Fair Trade Sale

• A weekend market offering goods from around the world made under fair trade practices.

 Pax Christi

• A non-governmental Catholic peace movement.

Respect Life

• Works to promote the respect for life from the moment of conception to natural death.