by John Freund, CM | Aug 30, 2012 | Justice and Peace
Rachel Held Evans writes… “I always laugh a little to myself when I receive a Google Alert informing me that someone on the internet has criticized me as a “bitter, angry woman” intent on destroying the Church with my “radical feminist agenda.” I laugh...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 30, 2012 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
Vincent de Paul found himself in a pressing situation which forced him to confront the poverty and the urgent needs of his parishioners. At the same time he became aware of the overflowing generosity of the people in that area. Their generosity, however, had to be...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 29, 2012 | Vincentian Family
“Humiliation begets greater disempowerment.” Further, “…the government’s refusal to lift payments was like “condemning people for not being able to walk up stairs while refusing to build a ramp” according to John Falzon, CEO...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 29, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Sisters of Charity Federation website present a photo gallery of a historic visit of six Sisters from Korea to the Sisters of Charity of NY and the Federation. Sister Marlene Mondalek, General Superior of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, and six Sisters from...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 29, 2012 | Church
The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for the Laity is positioning its website as a resource for lay men and women ahead of Pope Benedict’s Year of Faith, which will kick-off in October, according to the Catholic News Agency. “It is directed to all the lay...