Yup, folks. We've got another major oil spill on our hands. This one's in U.S. Catholic's own backyard, Marshall, Michigan, about a two or so hour drive from Chicago.  The Detroit Free Press reports that the leak was reported at a pumping station located along the 1,900 mile pipeline on Monday, but by Tuesday evening oil had reached  Ft.

The frontlines of Pax Christi's fight for peace are both in our backyard and on the other side of the world.By Guest Blogger John ZokovitchMore than 300 Catholic activists recently gathered in Chicago for the National Catholic Conference on Peacemaking, focusing on the theme, "Know Justice, Know Peace: Ending War at Home and Abroad." Conference participants were challenged to make th

A new report focuses on underreported struggles of people in poverty. Our guest blogger asks how we will respond to this reality.By Guest Blogger Stephanie Niedringhaus It is discouraging for social justice advocates everywhere. While much media attention is focused on the Gulf Coast (worthy) and Lindsay Lohan (heaven help us), the real-life struggles of people in poverty go largely unnoticed.

A second set of hearings on the Arizona law SB 1070 that makes it a crime to be in the state without documents began today in Phoenix. Already a judge has heard arguments for a preliminary injunction against allowing the law to be enforced. The hearings go to the substance of the case and are based on the Justice Department's suit and one brought by the American Civil Liberties Union.