IPJC A Matter of Spirit

Vol 121 #6 Hope in a Broken World, by Edith Avila Olea

Vol 121 #3 Unholy Waiting amid Pastoral Scandal, by Michael P Horan, PhD

Vol. 121 #2 The Church Spiritual Body and Human Institution, by Fr. Terrence J. Moran

A Matter of Spirit — Summer 2017 — "We are the People We've been Waiting for"

Intro: “We are the people we’ve been waiting for”
Sustaining Spirituality to do Justice
Who’s in Charge? The U.S. System of Government
How do we bridge the divide?
Role of the Free Press in a Democracy
Activism for Daily Life: Hidden Figures
Protest Skeptic Turned Activist
Disrupt and Rebuild
How can we become the people we’ve been waiting for?
Reflection

A Matter of Spirit — Spring 2017 — Sustainable Earth for Future Generations

Integral Ecology: Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor, By Jessica Ludescher Imanaka
The Invitation to Live Simply, By Amy Potthast
Ending Poverty in All its Forms – Are We Up To the Task? By Margaret Mayce, OP
Youth Lead the Way for a Sustainable Future, By Oladipupo Daniel Ajiroba
A Conversation with Mother Earth, By Gretchen Gundrum
Meditation for Spending Time with Mother Earth
Reflection on the Sustainable Development Goals

A Matter of Spirit - Summer 2016 - Creating a New Story

Inside AMOS: A Story for a Living Earth Economy by David Korten, A New America by Jose Antonio Vargas, Engendering New Life in Our Evolving Ecclesia by Mary Ellen Sheehan, IHM, A Grand Strategy for Evolving a New World by John L. Peterson, Different Shades of Green: A New Sustainability Story by Russ Pierson, Amid Media Megamergers, a Mosaic of Community Media Thrives by Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan

A Matter of Spirit - Spring 2016 - Listen, Contemplate the Sacred

Inside AMOS:

• Listening at the Heart of Dialogue by William Isaacs
• Do Your Best and Leave the Rest to God by Gretchen Gundrum
• Listening to Become a Church of Mercy by John Whitney, SJ
• Interfaith Dialogue by Mary Kay Kantz and Mohammad Samarah
• Listening to Earth: A Contemplative Response by Sharon Zayac, OP

A Matter of Spirit - Winter 2016 - Refugees

Inside AMOS: How Did We Get Here? What History Can Teach Us About Refugees by Todd Scribner; Year of Mercy: Welcoming Refugees by Gary Smith, SJ; The Syrian Refugee Crisis by Jen Smyers; Who Am I? An Unexpected Refugee's Story; Love Drives Out Fear, Not People by Marc Rugani; Refugees of Climate by Rhett Engelking.

A Matter of Spirit - Fall 2015 - Water

Inside AMOS: Just Water: Caring for the Resources of our Common Home by Rachel Hart Winter, PhD; Water Sustainability and Access for All by Avery Kelly; A Marshall Plan for Water by Maude Barlow; How Much Water Do You Eat? by Brooke Barton; Women, Girls, and the Sacred Right to Water by Chloe Schwabe; Raising Our Voice to Reduce Climate Change by Nicholas Mele; The Death of Life by Paul Peterhans

A Matter of Spirit - Summer 2015 - Women in the Church

Inside AMOS...

• Women in the Church in the Age of Francis by Anne E. Patrick, SNJM
• The Call of the Church to Lead by Victoria Ries & Fr. James Eblen
• Raising Children in the Catholic Church: Effect of the Inequality of Women on Our Children
• Voices from Within
• Be Not Afraid by Gretchen Gundrum, PhD
  
• Ritual & Reflection