Welcome to the May 13, 2020 edition of Just 3 Things, the weekly social action newsletter of the Office of Human Life & Dignity.
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Now more than ever Laudato Si' is relevant. The fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical
On Care for Our Common Home is May 16-20. The theme is "Everything is Connected." The pope's encyclical is important today as it calls us to remember the most vulnerable--as does all Christ's teachings, noted speakers at a Georgetown University conference on "Global Dimensions of the Coronavirus Crisis."
A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of churches holding in-person services during the pandemic stay-at-home orders--sharply rebuking the governor of Kentucky. The Wall Journal praised the decision on i
ts editorial page.
Zoom in to learn about the close connection between Catholic social teaching and worker cooperatives. Register for the 7:30 p.m. May 21 free evening webinar with top experts. The webinar is inspired by Father Jose Maria Arizmendiarrietta who founded the still successful and largest worker-owned cooperative in the world. Mondragon Corporation today exceeds $13 billion in revenue and employs over 75,000 worker-owners.