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The Consistent Ethic of Life: Assessing Its Reception and Relevance, edited by Thomas A. Nairn, OFM; Orbis Books, (2008), 208 pages.

Book Review
by Phil Robinette, OFM

It has been 28 years since Cardinal Joseph Bernardin made his first of a series of lectures on the consistent ethic of life. The ideas surfaced in those lectures are remembered as the “seamless garment” approach to the sanctity of life. Cardinal Bernardin focused not only on the lives of unborn children and the morality of abortion, but also challenged Catholics to consider other life issues like poverty, care for creation, capital punishment, war, social and distributive justice, etc. He saw these as inherent in the New Testament and Catholic Tradition. This book is a collection of scholarly essays from different disciplines which evaluate the trajectory that this approach has taken in the intervening years. It examines the divisions created in the Church by a bias toward one prevailing issue while the dialogue on many of these other issues continues to suffer indifference.

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The Spirituality of the Cherokee People: For five days participants will study the spirituality of the Cherokee People with Native American presenters. The myths, rituals, history, art and food will slowly reveal the depth of Cherokee spirituality and offer participants a background to reflect on their own expression of spiritual growth. Sponsored by the Catholic Committee of Appalachia and the Appalachian Ministries Education Resource Center. March 6-11, 2012, Cherokee, North Carolina. Cost: $200 commuter; $350-$500 with room. For information contact Mary Herr at 828-497-9498 or maryherr@dnet.net or go to http://www.ccappal.org/events/cherokee-seminarretreat .

Consistent Life 25th Anniversary Conference: Imagine a world where people resolve international and civil conflict with honest dialogue; Respect each new human life; Dignify those with disabilities or those nearing the end of their natural lives; Provide basic needs of life to the underfed and inadequately sheltered; Honor those of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds; Regard the lives of serious offenders as worthy.

Consistent Life is a network of 200 groups and individuals who have been imagining such a world for 25 years. Featured speakers are Catherine Meeks, Aimee Bedoy, Sheldon Schafer and Rachel Muha. March 9-11, 2012, Chevy Chase, Maryland. Cost is $150 plus room and meals. For additional information see http://www.consistent-life.org/registrationbrochure.pdf or e-mail info@consistent-life.org .