by Bob Kloos, President of FaCT Ohio For a long time, I have admired the mission of NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSICE, a DC social justice lobby that raises the voice of the poor and marginalized. It was founded decades ago with the help of Cleveland-based Catherine Pinkerton CSJ, a professed religious from the Congregation of Saint Joseph. She was formidable, and her legacy lives on in a very engaged nonprofit committed to empowering us in this faltering democracy. S

by Mary Wildfire Some people are lucky enough to have a career that is a calling. They may be well paid to do what they love, to do something that is needed and that utilizes their unique set of skills and talents. But those this fortunate are few. Most of us are not so favored, and are pushed to find a career that pays the bills, bills that keep increasing as we are groomed into incessant consumerism. And some are less lucky than that, finding instead only a job, or more lik

Thanks to everyone who could attend yesterday's Hope for Creation Walk planning group meeting! These past two meetings have been very productive: we finalized the new event name, "Hope for Creation Walk", and identified a good walkable route very rooted in Cleveland east side neighborhoods! Current SAVE THE DATE EVENT INFO: Hope for Creation Walk of NE Ohio Sunday, October 11 — 2:00-4:00 PM Starting at RID-ALL Green Partnership, 2905 E. 81st St, Cleveland, OH 44104 What to Ex