Pro-abortion and pro-homosexual "marriage" is promoted by the Office of "Life", Justice and Peace by its allegiance to Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon churches in monthly newsletters.
It's interesting how the Matt Cato has turned the Office of "Life", Justice and Peace into a political forum that in the first place, probably isn't in his job description and in the second place leaves out important life issues and but not compatible with his friends of the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon bent.
 1. Saturday May 10: Mother's Day Vigil at the Northwest Immigrant Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington.Oregonians don't have to go to Washington to expose the assault on life when it is in our own backyard. But, this is not compatible with the pro-abortion mentality of most the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon churches.
2. Sunday May 18th: What the Church Says About Care for Creation. Presented by Valerie Chapman, Climate Ambassador for the Catholic Climate Covenant. Great article from Orate Frates shows Valerie Chapman's ideals. This article is two years old, but nothing has changed. His blog is great.
St. Francis also marched in the Gay Pride Parade ignoring Archbishop Sample's request not to march.
Why then is this woman allowed to "teach" about another political issue climate change?
3. FROM THE OFFICE: MUSIC TO MY EARS
Another political focus that should be left to our Oregon Catholic Conference. Also really personal opinions that are not edited like, "Sometimes this is by default - centuries of unjust cultural norms (think slavery) and sometimes it's by design - laws that limit the participation of the average worker in favor of the owners of production.
Matt Cato has his own forum. But he does not speak for all Oregon Catholics. His superior attitude is unnerving.
4. SAINTS ALIVE! MAY 1: ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER
Some of the tone in this article - "A little more than a decade later, society began to ebb away at labor's dignity. The waves of antipathy have yet to abate and roll back out to the waters of justice."
5. A SCRIPTURAL REFLECTION: RECOGNIZING CHRIST IN THE EUCHARIST
This is a personal story that is hard to follow. Again a platform is given to one who feels free to run with total abandon in many areas outside of his office,
Archdiocese of Portland
Office of Life, Justice and Peace
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The Mission of the Office of Life, Justice and Peace: To inspire and form Catholic disciples to build God's kingdom of justice and faithfully witness His love. Empowered by the many gifts of the Holy Spirit, we ground ourselves in Catholic social teaching.
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AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE
 Saturday May 10: Mother's Day Vigil at the Northwest Immigrant Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington.
Meet at 8:45 a.m. at Ascension Catholic Church, 7507 SE Yamhill St, Portland.
Return by 5:00 p.m
Click here for flyer
Why You Want to Attend: Regardless of their legal status, migrants, like all persons, possess inherent human dignity which should be respected. Government policies that respect the basic human rights of the undocumented are necessary. U.S. Catholic Bishops, Strangers No Longer Together On The Journey Of Hope
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AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE
 Sunday May 18th: What the Church Says About Care for Creation. Presented by Valerie Chapman, Climate Ambassador for the Catholic Climate Covenant.
1:00 p.m. at 21060 SW Stafford Road, Resurrection Church, Tualatin.
12:00 p.m.: Display tables from local environmental groups. Fair trade coffee will be served. There will be events for children.
Why You Want To Attend: "The book of Genesis tells us that God created man and woman entrusting them with the task of filling the earth and subduing it, which does not mean exploiting it, but nurturing and protecting it, caring for it through their work."Pope Francis
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FROM THE OFFICE: MUSIC TO MY EARS
We live in a massive, complex society where its systems and structures have a louder voice than its citizens. The average person barely makes a difference.
Even a collective mass of average persons - we call that "democracy" - is hopelessly outmatched by the structures of power that have gathered momentum for centuries.
Sometimes this is by default - centuries of unjust cultural norms (think slavery) and sometimes it's by design - laws that limit the participation of the average worker in favor of the owners of production.
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SAINTS ALIVE! MAY 1: ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER
 The feast of St. Joseph the Worker was established by Pope Pius XII in 1955 to give all workers a model and a protector. Pope Pius XII expressed the hope that this feast would emphasize the dignity of labor.
A little more than a decade later, society began to ebb away at labor's dignity. The waves of antipathy have yet to abate and roll back out to the waters of justice.
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A SCRIPTURAL REFLECTION: RECOGNIZING CHRIST IN THE EUCHARIST
May 4 2014 (Acts 2: 14, 22-33, 1 PT 1:17-21, Lk 24:13-35)
 I visited my father last week. He asked me what the weather was like in Texas (he thought I lived in Texas). I said, "Well, I live in Oregon." He paused and said, "Matt Cato lives in Portland, Oregon; do you know him?"
My father did not recognize me but he was drawn to me in the intimacy of the meal. The disciples' hearts were burning while Jesus opened the Scriptures to them, but they failed to recognize him until their meal.
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Matt Cato
Director of the Office of Life, Justice and Peace
Campaign for Human Development
Archdiocese of Portland
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3 comments:
How is it that Matt Cato has been given such a powerful platform to spread his questionable thinking? Is there no recourse???
We can only pray that this farce that we are paying for with good Catholic money will end soon.
It is just a real difference of spiritualities.
This mindset has run the progress mindset of the Archdiocese for decades. It will take a lot to end this and it is a curiosity why something isn't being done.
We need an office of Family Life like we had a decade ago which was slowly dissolved.
A revival is coming I pray.
Why rant and rave about Matt Cato? The buck stops at someone else's desk in the archdiocese. If that someone cannot keep his employees from degrading Catholicism, he should fire those employees.
Abp Sample said when he came he would take a year to assess and get the lay of the land, then begin decisions. Your Excellency, time's up.
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