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Inspired by the Gospel of Jesus, and the example of Saints Francis and Clare, the Franciscan Action Network is a collective Franciscan voice seeking to transform United States public policy related to peace making, care for creation, poverty, and human rights.
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A Franciscan Theology of Stuff: Consumerism, Human Trafficking and Franciscan Action
Click here for the presentation given by David Couturier, OFM Cap. at an October 12 program, “Use Your Buying Power to Stop Human Trafficking,” sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia.
FRANCISCANS AS CONSUMERS: Ethical Responsibilities
David B. Couturier, OFM. Cap. PhD, DMin., is the research analyst on economic issues for the Franciscan Action Network in Washington, DC. He is the outgoing director of the Office for Pastoral Planning for the Archdiocese of Boston and the director of Catholic Consultations International, a ministry that provides organizational development and mediation services to Catholic and not for profit institutions. He provides a look at consumerism with a focus on the issue of human trafficking.
