Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States, founded in 1943 by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and now working in more than 100 countries.  CRS' mission is to promote human development and provide opportunities for Catholics in the United States to live out their faith by responding to our Gospel call to care for the poor and vulnerable.

We recently started a CRS chapter at St. Cornelius and are ready to take action!  Our first chapter initiative is to encourage the passing of the Global Thrive Act.  The Global Child Thrive Act (H.R. 4864) is legislation that directs the administration to integrate Early Childhood Development activities across international child-focused programs, thereby improving the lives of vulnerable children.

The House needs to hear from you now!
     1. Go to house.gov and identify your representative.
     2. Write an email and call your representative's office voicing your support for H.R. 4864.

The Church’s social teaching is a rich treasure of wisdom about building a just society and living lives of holiness amidst the challenges of modern society. Modern Catholic social teaching has been articulated through a tradition of papal, conciliar, and episcopal documents.  The depth and richness of this tradition can be understood best through a direct reading of these documents.

Sunday, November 22, 2020 to May 23, 2021 our parish will examine the seven tenants of Catholic Social Teaching.  The planned dates are below.  These sessions will be informative, using biblical texts, papal, conciliar, and episcopal documents to instruct and inform us on building a society that is just and holy.  Each session will likely be approximately one hour in length.  The recorded sessions will be made available approximately 24 hours later.

For more information about each of the seven Catholic Social Teachings we will be covering, click the button below.  Additional questions can be addressed by calling the PLC at (610) 459-2502.

Seven Catholic Social Teachings (CST 101) 

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Topic: CST 101 - Solidarity
Time: April 25, 2021 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Meeting ID: 882 3541 0688
Passcode: 326454