Many countries around the globe are facing an education crisis. Children are missing out on the opportunity to attend school and develop the skills needed to lead prosperous lives. The relationship between poverty and education is deeply intertwined. Poverty drives children out of school, and a lack of education, in turn, deepens poverty. Understanding how poverty affects education is the ...
“If you want peace, work for justice.” This famous quote comes from Pope Paul VI’s address for the Day of Peace in 1972, and touches on the important connection between peace and justice. As we are ... Read More
The news is full of stories of conflict, poverty, and destruction. For most of us, these stories cause a moment or a day of sadness or concern. Maybe we even offer a prayer for those impacted by the chaos. The sad reality, though, ... Read More
It was the First Sunday of Lent in 2016. Solomon Ankaya, a diocesan seminarian, and I were on our way to Konguan, one of the ten mission outstations of Holy Trinity parish in Bogia, Papua New Guinea. We traveled by car along a ... Read More
