by John Freund, CM | Nov 23, 2014 | Systemic change
Day Three of the Systemic change commission’s visit to Ukraine commenced with a wonderful Holy Eucharist, with the homily delivered by Fr Giuseppe Turati. The singing was beautiful and set us up with a very good start to the day. After breakfast Fr Turati presented on...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 22, 2014 | Systemic change
Day two of the systemic change commission in Ukraine has been very uplifting. The day started with presentations from Jim Claffey and Fr Giuseppe Turatti on Catholic social teaching and Vincentian Spirituality and Systemic Change. This is the first commission that has...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 22, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Catholic groups across the country have been quick to applaud President Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration, but they are equally quick to remind that more work remains to be done before finding a “humane” fix to our country’s...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 22, 2014 | Justice and Peace
The Catholic Church “is a mother without limits and without borders”, welcoming and assisting all of God’s children, particularly those fleeing violence, oppression and poverty, Pope Francis has said according to a report in the Catholic Herald. Addressing the 300...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 21, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Pope Francis: ‘The hungry ask us for dignity, not for charity’ – Echoing sentiments Vincent de Paul would express, Pope Francis spoke passionately on behalf of the more than 800 million hungry people in the world today, and an estimated 2 billion...
