Now here’s a thought! “If Moses acted like most clergy he would have gone down to the slave camps of Egypt and opened...
Justice and Peace
Niagara Wire receives letter from KKK @NiagaraUniv #IamVincent @NiagaraWire
Student newspapers are one of the places you're likely to meet Vincentians. Today I met Ferrah Staley, who penned the...
Opinion: Do Black Lives Matter to Vincentians? #IamVincent #BlackLivesMatter
#BlackLivesMatter. Black Lives Matter. On Twitter, on streets, in the News. The very phrase makes temperatures rise....
More than 120 Muslim scholars denounce Islamic State as un-Islamic
More than 120 Muslim scholars from around the world joined an open letter to the “fighters and followers” of the Islamic State, denouncing them as un-Islamic by using the most Islamic of terms according to the Washington Post.
World War III not far fetched – Pope Francis
“Even today, after the second failure of another world war, perhaps one can speak of a third war, one fought piecemeal, with crimes, massacres, destruction… How is this possible? It is so because in today’s world, behind the scenes, there are interests, geopolitical strategies, lust for money and power, and there is the manufacture and sale of arms.”
Vincentian Megaphone for Social Justice
Vincentian Megaphone for Social Justice – Capwiz: SVdP’s On-line Voice of the Poor
The crime wave that nobody is talking about – Wage theft
The crime wave that nobody is talking about – wage theft.
Kim Bobo of Interfaith Workers Justice opened the eyes of many during the second keynote presentation at the Ladies of Charity National Assembly in Milwaukee.
“Nuns on the Bus” vs the Koch brothers
“Nuns on the Bus” vs the Koch brothers. According to RNS This time it’s the Catholic sisters versus the Koch brothers.
Associating with Catholic intellectuals and Nuns
When I saw the following quote on an Irish Catholic website I thought so much for the dangers of associating with Catholic intellectuals and Nuns.
Labor through the lens of science fiction
Wired magazine has an interesting post about class and labor issues in science fiction.
“Weeping over the state of labor”
“Weeping over the state of labor.” As the United States and Canada celebrate Labor Day here is something to think about from an article “A church that embraces the cross must embrace politics”
US Bishops Labor Day Statement
Archbishop Wenski describes US Bishops Labor Day Statement reiterating Pope Francis’ call for an inclusive economy
Says college debt, lack of stable jobs keeping young people from starting families
Calls for increased solidarity, more and better jobs, immigration reform
