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September 2016

From 2016-09-24 to 2016-11-02

Peace Prayer

Where there is hatred, may we so love.
Where there is doubt, faith.
Where there is darkness, light.
Where there is despair, hope.
Where there is sadness, joy.

May we not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning, that we are pardoned;
and in forgiving that we find true peace.

From 2016-09-12 to 2016-09-30

Our Passion for Christ Mission

ON THE SOCIAL LEVEL

The people are more aware of the injustices being done and they are not satisfied with the   manner in which the fruit of economic growth is distributed: the rich are getting richer and the poor are becoming poorer. Hence the rise of conflicts, strikes and claims of all kinds. In Bolivia,  there seems to be a better distribution of wealth. The many social programs seem to tone down the social conflicts for the moment.

 

AT THE POLITICAL LEVEL

There are always conflicts between the State and the native people. The latter populations totally reject the presence and expansion of the extractive industries (mining, forests, hydrocarbons, etc.) in the Andean and Amazonian territories. The governments do not consider their opinions, their rights, or their defense of the environment. However, the mining workers are more and more aware of their rights and claim them more forcefully.

Read more : Our Passion for Christ's Mission

From 2016-08-18 to 2016-09-18

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