NCR Connections: "What can we do?" is a question we at NCR most encounter, if "they" at the top don't want to do anything and don't want you to do anything. But what if one of "them" is asking the same question?

A Hmong priest from Thailand has found that ministry in a midtown Milwaukee parish, home to new immigrants and refugees, is not that much different from his church work with hill tribe people in his home country's mountainous region. 

In communities like La Chacra on the outskirts of San Salvador, gang violence is a daily threat. Sisters are conducting ministries that heal the wounds of violence and offer support for communities affected by gang activity.

As convener of two Vatican gatherings of oil moguls, Holy Cross Fr. John Jenkins is well-positioned to assess what it will take to move them to address the crisis their companies have helped create.

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