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April 29, 2009 • 10:08 pm 0

Choose Fair Trade for Mothers Around the World!


Surprise the mothers in your life with a beautiful, ethical gift from Work of Human Hands (a partnership with SERRV) – a gift that makes a real difference in the life of an artisan and her family. Your purchase helps a mother to feed her family, send her children to school, and access basic medical care. What better way to honor our mothers?

Be sure to place your order by April 30 for ground shipping to the West Coast and May 4 for the East Coast to arrive in time for Mother’s Day. Upgraded shipping is also available.

Stock up on Divine Chocolate Before Temperatures Rise!
Whether you choose Divine Chocolate as a gift or to have some stock in your pantry, now is the time to buy. We have Dark Fruit and Nut Bars on sale for $15.00 a case, and /Divine Chocolate Coins for only $2.00.

When temperatures reach 80 degrees anywhere between our Maryland warehouse and your address, we must use special packaging that requires a shipping surcharge. We also anticipate a pricing increase in the fall due to the rising value of cocoa.

Visit www.crsfairtrade.org to learn more

 

To Order
Online: http://www.crsfairtrade.org/crafts
Phone: (800) 685-7572
Fax: (888) 294-6376
Mail: Work of Human Hands
c/o SERRV
500 Main Street
New Windsor, MD 21776

SERRV is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eradicating poverty wherever it resides. Catholic Relief Services and SERRV thank you for choosing fair trade!

Filed under: consumerism, Fair Trade, Market Place

April 29, 2009 • 6:31 pm 0

Vatican newspaper: No radical changes in Obama’s first 100 days

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By John Thavis
Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican newspaper said President Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office have not confirmed the Catholic Church’s worst fears about radical policy changes in ethical areas.

The comments came in a front-page article April 29 in L’Osservatore Romano, under the headline, “The 100 days that did not shake the world.” It said the new president has operated with more caution than predicted in most areas, including economics and international relations.

“On ethical questions, too — which from the time of the electoral campaign have been the subject of strong worries by the Catholic bishops — Obama does not seem to have confirmed the radical innovations that he had discussed,” it said.

It said the new draft guidelines for stem-cell research, for example, did not constitute the major change in policy that was foreseen a few months ago.

“(The guidelines) do not allow the creation of new embryos for research or therapeutic purposes, for cloning or for reproductive ends, and federal funds may be used only for experimentation with excess embryos,” it said.

It added that the new guidelines “do not remove the reasons for criticism in the face of unacceptable forms of bioengineering” but are “less permissive” than expected.

The article saw a positive sign in the recent introduction of the Pregnant Women Support Act, which would help women overcome problems that often cause them to have abortions. It was sponsored by a group of pro-life Democrats.

“It is not a negation of the doctrine expressed up to now by Obama in the matter of interruption of pregnancy, but the legislative project could represent a rebalancing in support of maternity,” the newspaper said.

Filed under: Politics, Social Doctrine

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