IPJC A Matter of Spirit

Vol #123 Introduction: Economic Inequality

A Matter of Spirit — Winter 2017 — Creating a Just Peace

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 - 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 - Spring 2015 - Racism

Inside AMOS:

• Anatomy of Racism in the US by Guadalupe Guajardo, SNJM PhD & Kathleen Saadat
• Dismantling Racism by Patricia Chappell, SNDdeN & Anne-Louise Nadeau, SNDdeN
• Judge Deborah Thomas Sentences Young Offenders to More Education by Christine Dubois
• Black Lives Matter: Eliminating Racial Inequity in the Criminal Justice System by Nazgol Ghandnoosh, PhD
• The Church and Racism: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness by Clarence Williams, CPPS, PhD
• We Will Be Heard! A story about 67 Sueños
• 10 Things Everyone Should Know About Race--Reflection

A Matter of Spirit - Winter 2015 - Nonviolence

Inside AMOS:

• Unlocking a Nonviolent Future by Michael N. Nagler, PhD
• Trading In Binding Fear for Love in Action by Ken Butigan
• We Are Beloved by Nicolas Mele
• A Call to a Life of Nonviolence by Denny Duffell
• Ending the Spiral of Violence by Annapatrice Clarke
• Nonviolence in Colombia by Julia Duranti
• Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America by Lucy McBath

Be sure to read the original publication at www.ipjc.org

A Matter of Spirit - Fall 2014 - Immigration & Refugees

Listen to an audio recording of the Fall 2014 issue of our quarterly justice journal, A Matter of Spirit.

Theme: Immigration and Refugees

• The Humanitarian Crisis on the Border by Everard Meade, PhD
• An Undocumented Child’s Journey to the US
• Family Detention: Denying Dignity by Ashley Feasley
• TIMELINE: US Immigration Trends, Events and Migration Factors
• A Cry for Peace by Zerene Haddad
• Comprehensive Immigration Reform: At a Tipping Point?
• Call to Action on Immigration Reform