Review and Renew...CCHD returns to its roots

"Meet Mary." This is the title of a new animation spot developed by the USCCB to re-emphasize to critics and supporters alike, the basic components and processes of the US bishops' domestic anti poverty campaign.

Just a few minutes long, the clip hits the basics in a way that is accessible to all, from the just-curious-community organizer to the the avid advocate, although it does seem that Mary is actually quite a bit of a "Martha"...a subtle statement of the power of both reflection and action?

http://www.youtube.com/usccb

Intrinsically Empathic Beings?

The following animation/lecture from the Royal Society of Animation suggests that human beings are not naturally wired for hate or worse, apathy, but rather are soft wired for empathy.

Is the distinction from the RSA that we are only 'soft' wired, not hard wired, for empathy a subtle reminder that while we naturally have the capacity to empathize, we are still responsible for actually acting out this capaiblity?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7AWnfFRc7g

Mass at the US-Mexico Border

Fr. John Dear, SJ, writes eloquently about the annual Mass held November 2nd at a small piece of chain link fence in Sunland Park, NM where worlds come together but can just barely touch through the small gaps in the fence...how do we bridge these gaps?

http://ncronline.org/blogs/road-peace/mass-us-mexico-border