Shalom News
… is an instrument of hope, formation, and action
concerning priority matters of social justice
July-August, 2024
Plastic Free July, Plastics Scorecard, Environmental Justice, Food Waste, Saint Kateri, Season of Creation, Human Trafficking, Displaced People, Indigenous Peoples, Universal Communion, Sudan, Gaza/Ukraine, Nuclear Free Prayer Day, LCWR Contemplative Prayer
Victory for Environmental Justice - Canada
Governor General Mary Simon has given royal assent to Bill C-226, which addresses environmental justice and racism in Canada. Now a law, it requires the creation of a national environmental justice strategy to account for the effects of environmental racism―a systemic issue that results in Indigenous, Black and racialized communities being affected by environmental hazards more than other communities. Environmental justice requires the consideration of how marginalized people―such as those in poverty or poor housing, seasonal agricultural workers, women, and others―are also disproportionately impacted by environmental issues like unsafe drinking water, pollution, toxic wastes, climate change, lack of green spaces, workplace exposure to risks, and other risks. Learn more here.
June, 2024
World Environment Day, Common Ground, Oceans Day, Teilhard, Civil Rights Act, Farm Workers, Child Labor, Farm Bill, Juneteenth, Refugees, Indigenous Peoples, Gaza, Haiti, Gun Violence, Blessed Antonina.
New Teilhard Documentary
The life of Jesuit Priest and Scientist, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, is featured in an inspiring film about him shared by PBS entitled, TEILHARD: Visionary Scientist. A paleontologist, theologian, geologist, philosopher, evolutionary theorist and mystic, Teilhard’s story and ideas on evolution and integration are revealed in a drama of personal awakening, a search for meaning, scientific adventure, unresolved conflict with authority, and human love. Learn more. Follow the link below to view the movie trailer. Click here to view the full-length feature.
May, 2024
Dignitas Infinita Human Dignity, Greenhouse Gases, Migratory Birds, Laudato Si', Biodiversity, Dirty Dozen, Red Dress Day, Crossing the Border, Non-Self-Governing Territories, Public Health, Artistic Bridges, Gaza, Sudan, Closing Gun Loophole, Civilize It
April, 2024
Covenant for the Earth, Environmental Justice, Earth Day, Global Plastics Treaty, Greenwashing, White Supremacy, Street Children, Immigration and Human Trafficking, Workers' Memorial Day, Restorative Justice, Mine Awareness, Peace Prayer Room
Earth Day 2024 video
March, 2024
Gaza, UNEA-6, Wildlife Day, Forests, Water Day, Zero Waste, Poor People's Campaign, Annunciation House, Women's Day, Racial Discrimination, Slavery/Human Trafficking, Farmworkers, Ukraine, Nuclear Weapons, Peace Prayer Room
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February, 2024
God's Creation, Wetlands, Ecological Justice, Pulses Day, Lent, Black History, Called to Action, Immigration, Social Development, Human Trafficking, Interfaith Harmony Week, Israel/Gaza, Poems of Injustice, Gun Violence, Doomsday Clock, Peace Prayer Room
The Friday prayer room is open 10 am – 10 pm Eastern (9 am – 9 pm Central). Use this link to enter the virtual prayer space.
January, 2024
Integral Ecology, Climate Crisis, Veganuary, Poverty, Asylum, Ribbon Skirt Day, Human Trafficking, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Vigil for Life, International Education Day, AI and Peace, SSND Peace Prayer Room, Death Penalty, Christian Unity, Gun Law Scorecard
Artificial Intelligence and Peace, The Message of Pope Francis for the 57th World Day of Peace
The Conference of the Parties (COP28), also known as the United Nations Climate Change Conference
December, 2023
Advent Resources, Climate Inequality, US Climate Assessment, COP 28, Food Justice, Abolition of Slavery, Our Lady of Guadalupe (featuring Sr. Barb’s paintings), SSND Reflection on Human Rights, International Migrants Day, Israel/Gaza, Capital Punishment, Murdered Churchwomen, Vigil for Victims of Gun Violence
November, 2023
Laudate Deum, COP 28, Food Justice, Black Catholic History, Native American Heritage, Migrants and Refugees, Open Wide Our Hearts, World Day of the Poor, World Toilet Day, Alliance to End Trafficking, The Israel/Gaza Crisis, Gun Violence, Bread Not Stones, Violence Against Women
October, 2023
Season of Creation, COP28, Vegetarian Month, World Food Day, Climate Ambition, Respect Life, Teachers Day, Indigenous People's Day, Day of the Girl Child, Rural Women, Poverty, Christian Nationalism, Day of Non-violence, SSND & the UN, Disarmament Week
International Literacy Day
763 million young people and adults lack basic literacy skills, as of 2020
September, 2023
World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Season of Creation, Harvest of Justice: Farm Workers & Racism, International Literacy Day, World Ozone Day, UN Sustainability Development Goals Summit in New, York City, International Day of Peace, Catholic Nonviolence Days of Action, World Day of Migrants and Refugees, International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Catholic Voices Confronting Violence with Active Nonviolence, The Danger of (White) Christian Nationalism
FIRST EVER Treaty to Protect Marine Life in the High Seas
July-August, 2023
Plastic Free July, Marine Life, Wildfires, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, SDGs, Season of Creation, Education, Seeking Asylum, Farm Bill, Human Trafficking, Indigenous Peoples, I Have a Dream, Gun Violence, Cluster Bombs, Nuclear Prayer Day
June, 2023
Integral Ecology, Sustainability, World Environment Day, Oceans Day, Laudato Si Conference, Child Labor, Global Slavery, Migration and Trafficking, Juneteenth, Refugee Day, Indigenous History, Gun Violence, Peacebuilding, Blessed Antonina
May, 2023
Ecological Economics; JEM; Migratory Birds; Rachel Carson; Stop Ecocide; Biodiversity; Laudato Si' Week; Cultural Diversity; Red Dress Day; Climate Justice; George Floyd; Title 42; Immigration; Healthcare in Ontario; Peacekeepers; Challenge of Peace
April, 2023
Laudato Si', UN Climate Report, Biodiversity Treaty, Fossil Fuels, Water Earth Day, Migrant Children Labor, Seeking Asylum, Letter from Birmingham Jail, Anti-Trafficking with a Racial Equity Lens, Gun Violence, Way of the Cross, Pacem in Terris
March, 2023
Laudato Si' & Lent, Common Home, Give it Up for Earth, Climate Action, Wildlife & Forests, Water Day, Women's Day, Immigration, Dismantling Racism, Slavery & Trafficking, Farmworkers, War in Ukraine, Happiness, Right to Truth
February, 2023
Integral Ecology, Wetlands, Methane Rule, Black History Month, Human Trafficking, Cars and Forced Labor, Immigration, Women & Girls in Science, SDG 4 Education, Interfaith Harmony, Gun Violence, Doomsday Clock, First Friday Prayer Vigil, Nonviolence
January, 2023
Charity in Truth, Integral Ecology, COP15, SDGs, Global Energy Inequity, Poverty, Human Trafficking, Immigration, MLK Jr Day, Vigil for Life, Education Day, Papal Peace Messages, Democracy Prayer Vigil, First Friday Prayer Vigil
December, 2022
Laudato Si', Ecospirituality, COP27, Purchasing with a Purpose, Clean Car Standards, Biodiversity, Slavery/Human Trafficking, Human Rights, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Migrants & the Holy Family, Voter Voice, Gun Violence, Roses in December, Peace of Christ Advent Retreat
November, 2022
Climate Report, COP27, The Letter, Plastics, One Planet One Family, Faith & Food, Black Catholic History, Educating Girls, Day of the Poor, Helping Ukrainians, Violence & Women, Gun Violence, Nuclear Restraint, Spiritual Exercises
October, 2022
Season of Creation, Climate Justice, Respect Life, Teachers, Hispanic Heritage, Dreamers, Indigenous/Columbus Day, Girl Child, Food & Poverty, Voter Suppression, Death Penalty, SSND & UN, Disarmament, Gospel Nonviolence
September, 2022
UN Declares Healthy Environment is a Human Right, Clean Air for Blue Skies Day, Divesting from Fossil Fuel Financing, Climate in the Classroom, Harvest of Justice, International Literacy Day, Hispanic Heritage Month, Transforming Education Summit, National Migration Week (U.S), World Day of Migrants and Refugees, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Orange Shirt Day, International Day of Peace, Catholic Nonviolence Days of Action, International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
July-August 2022
Single Use Plastic, Women and Climate Change, Sustainable Development Goals, #StopEACOP (Eastern African Crude Oil Pipeline), Season of Creation, Dignity of Life, Women Witnesses, Farm Workers, Migrants, Residential Schools, Indigenous Peoples, Human Trafficking, Peace Building, Hiroshima and Nagasaki
June 2022
Laudato Si, Stockholm+50, Environment Day, Oceans Day, Ecological Spirituality, Child Labor, March on Washington, DACA, Replacement Theory & White Supremacy, Juneteenth, Refugee Day, Gun Violence, Peace Building
May 2022
Climate Crisis, Laudato Si', Ecological Spirituality, Biodiversity, People and Planet, Poverty, Red Dress Day, Violence Against Women, Ukraine, Seeking Asylum, Dismantling Racism, Challenge of Peace, Investing in Peace, Capital Punishment
April 2022
Ecological Spirituality; Climate Crisis; Plastics; Earth Day; Meat; Climate and Conflict; Sacred Fire; Indigenous; Dismantling Racism; Ukrainian Refugees; Afghan Resettlement; War - Enough; Inter-Faith Prayer; Capital Punishment
March, 2022
Invasion of Ukraine, Our Laudato Si (Care of Our Common Home) Commitment, Plastics, World Wildlife Day, Forests, Water, Ecofeminism, Women's Day, Women Leaders, Status of Women, Racism, Farmworkers, Nuclear Remembrance Day, Canadian Peacebuilders, Right to Truth. There are brief summaries and links to videos to learn more.
February 2022
Ecological Conversion; Wetlands; Climate and Migration; Black History Month; American Sainthood; First Nations People; Human Trafficking; Poverty and Famine; Afghan Resettlement; Girls in Science; Nuclear Disarmament; Nonviolence; Death Penalty; Healing for All
January 2022
Living the Change; Biological Diversity; What is Net Zero?; Human Trafficking; Poverty; Pandemic; Immigration; MLK Day; Vigil for Life; Education; World Peace; Attack on Democracy; Nuclear Weapons
The Art of Living *Peacefully*
…involves being at home in our ‘inner universe’ in relation with all creation. It includes an exploration of the Shalom Network
Shalom is the Hebrew word for peace that implies transforming all things with integrity.
The School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) use Shalom to describe its international network for Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation. More than 2,000 sisters, associates, and friends of SSND across five continents make up the Shalom Network.
The School Sisters of Notre Dame are women of hope, committed to bringing Jesus’ message of love and unity to the world. Our life mission integrates prayer, community life, and ministry. Believing that our international presence gives us a unique global responsibility, we address urgent needs of our time, particularly those of women, youth and those who are impoverished.
Barbara Paleczny is SSND’s representative and coordinator in Canada for the Shalom Network.