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Economist's Oath

(Adapted by George De Martino from a contemporary version of the Hippocratic Oath)

You do solemnly swear, each by whatever you hold most sacred: That you will be loyal to the Profession of Economics and just and generous to its members. CONTINUE


Tsunami Theology

By Cedric Mayson

The earthquake which ripped a thousand kilometre slice in the floor of the Indian Ocean last month also revealed fault lines in popular ideas about God. CONTINUE


Confessing Christ in a World of Violence, by Sojourners

Our world is wracked with violence and war. But Jesus said: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God" (Matt. 5:9 CONTINUE


Capitalist Punishment, by Frank MacDonald

I've been pitching my ideas to a bunch of reality television producers. CONTINUE


Aid agencies' warning on climate, by Alex Kirby, BBC Environment correspondent

The greenhouse effect could wreck attempts to lift the world's poorest people out of poverty and reverse human progress, campaigners say. CONTINUE


U.N. Millennium Development Goals

In reports of many international meetings, reference is made to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of the United Nations. CONTINUE


Losing war against terrorism: U.N. Debate

Letter to Editor, Toronto Star, Sunday 26 September 2004

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Revisiting missile defence myths, by Ernie Regehr

In a 27 August 2004 editorial, "Missile-defence myths," the Globe and Mail dismissed warnings of the negative strategic and space implications of ballistic missile defence (BMD) as "nonsense." CONTINUE


Aid to Least Developed Countries, by Mary Ellen Glendon

With indications that the least developed countries are in danger of failing to meet established goals aimed at eradication of poverty, the Holy See joins its voice to those that are urgently calling the family of nations to attend to the needs of its most vulnerable members. CONTINUE


Tribute to Canadian Jesuit, by Michael Higgins

It is difficult being a Roman Catholic these days without being chastened. CONTINUE


Excerpts from
Canadian Bishops’ pastoral letter on Ecology, 04 October 2003

The beauty and grandeur of nature touches each one of us CONTINUE

Excerpts from
The Earth Charter

We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, a time when humanity must choose its future. CONTINUE
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