Student Questions Loyola’s Values
by Lilly Osbourne What does Loyola University of Chicago stand for? When you visit the Loyola webpage, you see words like “Justice,” “Community,” and...
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We are saying it, but do we mean it?
By Rev. Wendy Witt, Chicago Temple United Methodist Church SCRIPTURES: Matthew 25:40: “As you have done unto the least of these my sisters and brothers, you have...
Read MoreA Budget Choice: A Moral Choice!
by Rev. Marilyn Pagan-Banks, Executive Director, A Just Harvest/ President, IIRON “Cheat the poor to make a profit or give gifts to the rich—either way you...
Read MorePutting feet to my prayers
by Rachelle Ankney, IIRON Organizer In 10 days, people from Illinois and Indiana will gather at St Mark’s United Methodist Church at 8441 S St Lawrence Avenue at 2:30...
Read MoreLove Mercy, Do Justice, Walk Humbly with God
You might have seen other IIRON blog entries about Chicago area clergy committing to preach about economic justice. We thought we’d share one of these sermons...
Read MoreUnfit and Facing Extinction: The Consequences of 3 Decades of Social Darwinism
I recently saw an old 1960’s clip of Republican U.S. Senator who, in response to a question about poverty said, “The persistence of poverty is a failure on our part...
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