by John Freund, CM | Mar 7, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
More than 46 million Americans live in a place that could be called the State of Poverty The people of Poverty USA are family members, neighbors, colleagues – young and old, black and white, healthy and sick, rural and urban. They are not making the headlines, much...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 7, 2013 | Church
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops suggests the following prayer as the Cardinal gather in Conclave to elect a new Pope. O God, eternal shepherd, who govern your flock with unfailing care, grant in your boundless fatherly love a pastor for your Church...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 6, 2013 | Vincentian Family
FAMVIN 2013 is the official source for information and multimedia about the Vincentian Family Gathering in the context of World Youth Day in Rio this summer. The following “Catechesis” are now available for download. 1 “Come and see: how good it is being...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 6, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
“I am happy for the life I have chosen” –Â The nuns of “Le Creche,” the only orphanage in Bethlehem, have raised generations of children in this biblical town. But only four aging nuns remain, down from a dozen 30 years ago, and the Roman...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 6, 2013 | Church, Justice and Peace
The Vatican News service reports that this afternoon in St. Peter’s Basilica, on the occasion of the General Congregations proceeding the Conclave, the College of Cardinals will pray for the Church. The celebration, which will be held at 5:00pm at the Altar of...
