Justice and Peace

Pope Francis’ Encyclical Read as a Puzzle

by John Freund, CM | Oct 7, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections

In a beautiful document on the call to human community, Pope Francis offers the “Good Samaritan” as a lens through which we can look at the many serious problems of a polarized and insensitive world.

A Hometown Success Story

by .famvin | Sep 10, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Justice and Peace, Reflections

“More than 95% of those who cycle through [Project HOME]… have never again returned to life on the streets— a success rate that has made the program a model for dozens of other U.S. cities.”

A Reflection on Recent Events in Our Country

by John Freund, CM | Sep 4, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Systemic change

Michael Thompson, Bowie, MD, an affiliate of the Daughters of Charity, Province of St. Louise, USA offers his personal reflections on recent events in our country.

A Wide-Angle Lens On the Cries of the Poor

by John Freund, CM | May 27, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Systemic change

The earth herself, burdened and laid waste, is among the most abandoned and maltreated of our poor; she “groans in travail” (Rom 8:22)

Happy Women’s Day: Check out “Herstory” on .famvin

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 8, 2020 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Justice and Peace, News

Click to read all articles tagged “herstory” here on .famvin! Herstory[1.Jane Mills, “Womanwords: a dictionary of words about women”, 1992, ISBN 0-02-921495-5, p. 118] : history (knowledge obtained by inquiry) written from a feminist...

Pope Francis and Ozanam on Systemic Change

by John Freund, CM | Feb 26, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Systemic change

What do Pope Francis (2020), Pope Pius XI (1927) and Bl. Frederic Ozanam (1848) have in common?

Why the Church Shelters the Homeless

by John Freund, CM | Feb 13, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections

Former Eastern Province Provincial, Fr. Michael Carroll, CM, reflects on Homelessness in a series of reflections. “Churches answer the call to shelter the homeless “| U.S. Catholic magazine Let me share some of the good that I have heard folks are doing to...