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These blogs are written by interns serving in the Columban Center for Advocacy & Outreach in Washington, DC. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of their authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Missionary Society of St. Columban or the CCAO.
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Human Rights Violations linked to the Tampakan Mine in the Philippines
By Chloe Schwabe, CCAO Advocacy Associate and Damien Delgado, CCAO Intern On February 4th, 2013 the Philippines government awarded the Xstrata-SMI mining company an environmental compliance certificate. The certification virtually gave Xstrata- SMI consent to build the hotly-contested Tampakan Mine …
Reflections on the Rally for Citizenship for 11 Million
Teresa Vyhanek, Migration and Human Trafficking InternWed. April 10th was my first rally ever! What an experience! I’ve been in large crowds before for youth conferences and concerts, but a rally has a much deeper resonance. Coming with faith perspective, it’s fascinating to see religious groups …
All Together at God’s Table
Deanna Wolf, Columban Volunteer USAThe CCAO office was a flurry of activity these past few weeks as our team anxiously prepared for the visit of Columban Father Bill Morton from El Paso as well as the Ecumenical Advocacy Days Conference. The theme of this …
Carrying a Cross of Hope
By Deanna Wolf, Columban Volunteer, USA It is hard to imagine a hopeful Jesus as He carried the cross making His way to Golgotha where He would be crucified. The image is one of suffering, tears and blood. Yet I …
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Carrying a Cross of Hope
By Deanna Wolf, Columban Volunteer, USA It is hard to imagine a hopeful Jesus as He carried the cross making His way to Golgotha where He would be crucified. The image is one of suffering, tears and blood. Yet I …
Barriers
Last year I shared a meal with the kindest gentleman. He spoke of his close to forty year, love filled marriage to his wife. He glowed with pride at his four honor student daughters, determined they attend college. Despite the …
A Whirlwind Week in D.C.
God is good. In reflecting on my first few weeks here with the Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach, this is the only phrase I can think of to fully describe how my experience has gone. I have written more, …
