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JPIC stands for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation.
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In this Issue:
- Coordinator's Note: Christmas Season
- Domestic Violence: A Catholic Perspective
- JPIC 2011: Year in Review
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In this Issue:
- Coordinator's Note: Food Deserts
- Food Deserts at a Glance
- Get Involved: Get Inspired!
- Get Involved: Help Your Family Eat Healthier
- Healthy Eating on a Budget
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In this Issue:
- Coordinator's Note: Beyond Knowledge
- Education and Poverty: A Look at High-Poverty Schools
- Disparites in Education in the United States
- Beyond School
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Correction Notice - On page 1, under "Did you know?" it should read: "Between 1999-2000 and 2007-08, the average percentage of seniors in high-poverty schools who graduated with a diploma has declined from 86% to 68%."
In this Issue:
- Coordinator's Note: Prostitution
- Street Prostitution in the USA
- Don't Be So Quick to Judge! Working with Prostitutes in Colombia: A Reflection
- Child Abuse, Runaway Youth and Prostitution
- Getting Involved: Helping Protect Children
- Human Trafficking and the Commercial Sex Industry
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In this Issue:
- Coordinator's Note: The Plight of Refugees
- The Catholic Church Helps Resettle Refugees
- Quick Facts About Refugees
- How We Can Help Welcome Refugees
- Who Is a Refugee? Definitions at a Glance
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In this Issue:
- Coordinator's Note: Child Mortality
- Infant Mortality in the United States
- The Relationship Between Maternal Health and Child Health
- Full-Term Pregnancy: How Many Weeks?
- Maternal Mortality in the USA
- Improving Maternal Health in the USA
- Teenage Pregnancy and Child Health
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In this Issue:
- Coordinator's Note: Animal Rights
- Animal Cruelty and Domestic Violence
- Mistreatment & Cruelty Towards Pets in the US
- Ways We Can Help Prevent and End Animal Cruelty
- Building the Kingdom of God: Systemic Change
- Certified Humane and Sustainable Seafood
- Ways We Can Help Prevent and End Animal Cruelty
- Be Bee Friendly
- Ideas for Helping to Create a More Humane Food System
- Endangered Species
Our Newsletters often contain links to external websites. The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart are not responsible for the content of these websites and offer these links solely for informational purposes. All images are for illustration only.
In this Issue:
- Coordinator's Note: Bullying
- Kinds of Bullying - Know the Forms Bullying Takes
- Preventing Bullying: Judging Actions, Never People
- Getting Involved: Starting with Ourselves
- A Reflection: Third Sunday of Lent
- Ways We Can Help Prevent and Respond to Bullying
- Bullying: Not Just a Problem in Schools - Questions for Reflection
- A Note About Cyber Bullying
- Gossip: Questions to Ask Ourselves Before “Passing it on”
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In this Issue:
- Coordinator's Note: Homelessness in the United States
- Going Home...to Homelessness?
- Who Is Homeless in the United States?
- What Causes Homelessness?
- Getting Involved: Ways We Can Help Prevent Homelessness
- Getting Involved: Ways We Can Help People Who Are Homelessness
- Getting to Know Our Neighbors
- Consequences of Homeless on Families
- What Causes Homelessness?
- Volunteering: Respecting Dignity, Seeing the “Invisible”
Our Newsletters often contain links to external websites. The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart are not responsible for the content of these websites and offer these links solely for informational purposes. All images are for illustration only.
In this Issue:
- Coordinator's Note
- Adoption (A Personal Reflection)
- Types of Adoptions
- At the Crossroads: In Defense of Life
- Ways We Can Promote Adoption
- Is God Calling You to Open Your Home and Heart to a Child?
In this Issue:
- Coordinator's Note
- Counting Our Blessings: Putting Our Difficulties into a Global Perspective
- Vocations and Social Justice
- 2010 Year in Review
Global Development
This issue focuses on global development and solidarity. Articles include "Global Development," "Catholic Social Teaching: Principle of Solidarity," "Fr. Peter's Gratitude Exercise," "Adjusting Our Perspective," "Waste Not, Want Not?" and there are also several ideas for showing solidarity both across the miles and and home.
Our Newsletters often contain links to external websites. The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart are not responsible for the content of these websites and offer these links solely for informational purposes. All images are for illustration only.
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