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Rev. Joseph Koterski, S.J., Ph.D.
will speak on
The Catholic Understanding of
Human Rights and The Common Good
in Charlotte and Hendersonville
on June 29th
and
on St. Paul on Questions of
Human Life, Marriage, and Society
on July 1 and 2
in Charlotte and Winston-Salem.
Click here for a flyer for
event times and locations.
Please register for events.
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CCHD Local Grants Total $40,334.93
Delegations from 10 organizations working with the poor in the Charlotte Diocese gathered for a luncheon at St. Mary Church in Shelby on May 21st to receive checks for the 2009 Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) local grants.
Guest speaker was Mr. Ralph McCloud (pictured), National Director of CCHD at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, who spoke about "The Challenge of Poverty in America."
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Click here for more information on the Church's call to faithful citizenship and links to Catholic Voice NC (CVNC) and other Catholic organizations involved in public policy and legislative advocacy. Recent CVNC alerts have focused on the following issues: Racial Justice Act, Sex Education Bill, School Violence Protection, Choose Life License Plate, Marriage Amendment, Conscience Protection, and Freedom of Choice Act. |
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Joseph T. Purello, Office Director
704-370-3225
Mary Jane Bruton,
Diocesan Director, CCHD
704-370-3234
704-370-3377 (fax)
1123 S. Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203
OEO Staff Contacts
justicepeace@charlottediocese.org |
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Resources
Compendium of the Social Doctrine
of the Church
Embryonic Stem Cell ResearchIn January 2007, Bishop Peter J. Jugis of Charlotte and Bishop Michael F. Burbridge of Raleigh sent a letter to all pastors in North Carolina urging them to acquaint their parishioners with the Catholic Church's teachings on stem-cell research, especially those aspects that violate the church's moral teaching. They have also provided three educational bulletin inserts: Introduction to the Ethics and
Science of Stem Cell Research, Myths and Facts of Stem Cell Research, and A Call to Action.
Church Statements
on Environmental Justice
The Church Calls
for Immigration ReformThe five Catholic bishops of the Province of Atlanta, in a statement released in late November 2006, urge the Congressional representatives of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to work for a "comprehensive reform of immigration law through civil dialogue, in the spirit of cooperation and love." Read the statement in its entirety.
"Seeking Justice, Seeking Fairness, Promoting Life" is a a resource on the Catholic Church's teaching on the death penalty and on the campaign for a moratorium on executions in North Carolina (Spring 2005).
Read May 3, 2005 letter by Bishop Peter J. Jugis in support of the death penalty moratorium in NC. This letter was published in the May 6, 2005, issue of
The Catholic News and Herald.
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And what does the Lord require of you,
but to act justly, to love mercifully,
and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8
The Office of Justice and Peace supports Catholics in the Diocese of Charlotte as they put their faith into action on behalf of justice. The Office offers educational programs and resources to assist Catholics and parishes to address unjust social conditions and promote justice.
The Office of Justice and Peace is guided by, and gives voice to, the rich tradition and wisdom Catholic Social Teaching (CST). Through papal address and encyclicals, the statements of the US Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB), Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and the guidance of the Bishop of Charlotte on social and ethical issues, the Office promotes justice and peace with vitality and intellectual grounding.
Sharing justice and peace resources and Catholic Social Teaching with the people of the diocese occurs through a wide range of venues such as: The Common Good newsletter (contact our office for the most recent edition); special events and workshops held regionally and at the individual parish; promotion of advocacy network alerts; three grant programs; economic development initiatives in the far western Appalachian counties of North Carolina administered by the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO); and the national collections and other activities of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS).
Office of Justice and Peace personnel in Charlotte include an office director and a program director for the diocesan CCHD Program. Personnel at the Office of Economic Opportunity, Murphy include the OEO program director, the coordinator of the Far West Families First (FWFF) Program, and a receptionist and office assistant for the FWFF and ABLE Financial Literacy Programs. A part-time Marriage and Family Therapist from the CSS Western Regional Office is also located at the OEO.
In all of the activities and programs of the Office of Justice and Peace, the staff of the office receives valuable advice from the collective wisdom of dedicated members of the Office of Justice and Peace advisory committees (e.g., Justice and Peace Advisory Council, the Office of Economic Opportunity Advisory Board, and the diocesan committees for CRS and CCHD).
Click here for a one-page summary of the programs and activities of the Office of Justice and Peace.
Please find below links to brochures for the Office of Justice and Peace and the Office of Economic Opportunity.
Office of Justice and Peace brochure
Office of Economic Opportunity brochure
The following are the Office of Justice and peace programs and activities:
- Parish Social Ministry
- Public Policy and Legislative Work
- Catholic Campaign for Human Development
- Catholic Relief Services/Operation Rice Bowl
- Office of Economic Opportunity
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