Dark side of the Superbowl – Human Trafficking
Advocacy
Sisters Challenging Me To Think More!
by John Freund, CM | July 28, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
No matter what era or even whether we went to a Catholic school, I suspect the teachers we remember most favorably were the ones who taught us to think.
The LCUSA Advocacy Committee Asks That You Take Action!
Vincentian Solidarity Against COVID-19
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | May 7, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
Help Homeless People While Socially Distancing?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | April 30, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 0 Comments
The voice of the poor – ten years later
by John Freund, CM | Jan 25, 2015 | Justice and Peace
Recently 100 Christian leaders called on presidential candidates to declare themselves on issues encompassed by the...
Christian Leaders Challenge U.S. Presidential Candidates
by John Freund, CM | Jan 25, 2015 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Christian Leaders Challenge U.S. Presidential Candidates
Time to stop blaming the poor
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Especially after the great recession forced so many into the ranks of the poor through no fault of their own Barbara Ehrenreich elaborates...The Great Recession should have put the victim-blaming theory of poverty to rest. In the space of only a few months, millions...
Universities – Educate workers for the common good
by John Freund, CM | Jan 12, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Among its many tasks, the Catholic university must work to form its students as political workers for the common good through the promotion of research, social outreach and teaching, said Cardinal Peter Turkson. The president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and...
Sisters around the world fight trafficking
by John Freund, CM | Jan 3, 2014 | Justice and Peace
A formidable multi-billion-dollar human-trafficking industry has driven Catholic religious women to collaborate among themselves and with other sectors of society to stop what Pope Francis has called "the most extensive form of slavery of the 21st century." The NCR...
Prayers growing on trees
by John Freund, CM | Jan 3, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Sisters of Charity
The Sisters of Charity Prayer Tree represents a unique way to tell the story of human trafficking and encourage prayer for its abolition. Click the graphic and then on the signs hanging from the branches to learn more about the issues and words to promote prayerful...