John Freund, CM
Author
![Sisters of Charity – praying across continents!](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2012/04/scn_avatar.jpeg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Sisters of Charity – praying across continents!
Sisters of Charity – praying across continents illustrate prayer and community without borders
![“…standing among 20 “young nuns” “](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2015/01/tracy-kemme.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
“…standing among 20 “young nuns” “
These women have risked a joyful “yes” to a road not often traveled.
![What happens when the SVDP well runs dry?](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2014/07/featured-image-generic-svdp1.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
What happens when the SVDP well runs dry?
…what happens when a small-scale disaster happens? Or when a community needs basics like food and water, or shelter, or educational assistance, outside of a disaster?
![Cupich: Pro-lifers Want Everybody to Have ‘Place at the Table’](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2015/01/9-days-for-life.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Cupich: Pro-lifers Want Everybody to Have ‘Place at the Table’
“It’s not about criticizing or judging or condemning, it’s about accompanying one another because that’s what life is all about — living in community,”
![Cardinal O’Malley’s state of the pro-life movement address](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2015/01/Omally-pro-life.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Cardinal O’Malley’s state of the pro-life movement address
Carindal O’Malley speaks of American abortion myths as well as poverty and immigration as pro-life issues.
![From the front lines of Affordable Care Act](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2015/01/Vincentiaqn-mission-Corps.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
From the front lines of Affordable Care Act
Working as an outreach coordinator at Mercy Neighborhood Ministry, I see the Medicaid gap grow wider and wider every day through the individuals I meet…there are still so many that do not qualify for lower premiums.
![Budget battles and the poor in Ireland](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2015/01/SVDP-Ireland.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Budget battles and the poor in Ireland
Budget battles and the poor in Ireland
“Evangelized by the poor” – will we walk away sad?
“To learn how to receive with humility. To learn to be evangelized by the poor”
![Evaluating the “Francis effect”](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2015/01/Pope-Mass-Philippines.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Evaluating the “Francis effect”
Is Francis bringing people back to church?
![Vincentian – There but for the grace of God…](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2015/01/NCR-Vincentian-Feature.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vincentian – There but for the grace of God…
I realized that the poor and those in need did not bring it on themselves in most cases, as people accuse them of. I also realized: “There but for the grace of God go I.”