by John Freund, CM | Jun 8, 2012 | Vincentian Family
While powerful lobbies work to influence legislators and legislation who speak with and for the those who are on the margins in a world that seems to forgot a basic concept of Christianity – the “common good”. The national SVDP USA site writes,...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 8, 2012 | Church
(Romereports.com) The leak of confidential Vatican documents seems to be in the news everyday. But the constant flow of information has brought about a lot of confusion and even factual mistakes. Here are some of the most common errors. The first mistake is the...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 8, 2012 | Justice and Peace
The website Education for Justice offers a Hunger Games Discussion Guide (PDF) reflecting the documents of the US Bishops and Catholic Social Teaching in the movie “Hunger Games” Questions for Discussion: 1. The film opens with glimpses of Katniss in her...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 7, 2012 | Vincentian Family
In its ongoing efforts to break t he cycle of poverty and offer a hand up, on May 3rd, Depaul USA friends, supporters, and staff gathered to celebrate the launch of Immaculate Cleaning Services (link no longer active), Depaul USA’s first social enterprise....
by John Freund, CM | Jun 7, 2012 | Vincentian Family
A leap of Faith II – A ride for Depaul Internationa and Depaul USA – The dream of Loralee West (and all you other would be trekkers!) This trip all started innocently over cocktails and dinner two years ago. I was intrigued by the trip that Father Vitaliy...
