by John Freund, CM | Dec 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Have you ever noticed that all the Beatitudes are 140 characters or less? Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the earth. Blessed are...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 16, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Going behind the headlines… Yesterday, Newark Mayor Cory Booker finished his widely publicized “SNAP Challenge,” during which he subsisted solely on meals he could prepare on an average week’s worth of SNAP (formerly food stamps) benefits – which works out to...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Frequent famvin collaborator Susan Stabile asked in her personal blog “Where Was God Yesterday? Yesterday’s violence in Connecticut was horrific. Was anyone not in tears as the news poured in that so many young children had been shot? It was almost too difficult...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Whispers in the Loggia present a collection of short videos on how Americans celebrated the feast of their national patron, Our Lady of Guadalupe Los Angles Chicago Austin Indiana South Carolina New York Brooklyn OUR LADY of GUADALUPE–PATRONESS of the USA?...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 15, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Making your life count. This video from the St. Vincent dePaul Society puts the question out there. Your heart beats 100,000 times each day. Put your hand on your heart. Feel it beating. That’s your life clock. Someday its going to stop. A lot of things are...
