by John Freund, CM | Oct 27, 2014 | Vincentian Family
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The tone of the debates about the document, “The Church in Modern World”,  during a two year discussion of the document that has shaped the church for 50 years, seems eerily reminiscent of the discussion...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 26, 2014 | Formation
As the United States celebrate Priesthood Sunday this article by Josephine Mckenna of Religion News Service Italian priest, unfazed by death threats, goes after the Mafia caught my eye. Not every priest finds himself in such a position. More often than not the priest...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 26, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
William Graham of Canada writes of “Christmas that magical time”  and what the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is already doing to make it a magical time for those on the margins. Without help for them it can be painful rather than a magical time.  His...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 26, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In a post on Talk Poverty website by Rebecca Valla writes of  “How we punish people for being poor” She  connects the dots with exorbitant loan rates in all kinds of variations, new collection tools such “starter-interrupter device”, bank fees...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 25, 2014 | Technology: Issues and Uses
Why do videos of singing nuns and tap-dancing priests go viral? Such is the headline of an article in Crux. Between them they have racked up 60 million views “I think what’s attractive in a video like Sister Cristina’s is the way she embraces rather than attacks pop...
