by John Freund, CM | Nov 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
RomeReportTV The pope visited a shelter that welcomes dozens of abandoned children, some of whom are sick or malnourished and shared with them how he prays. Cotonou’s Archbishop and the Mother Superior welcomed the pope, while children sang and danced for...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 18, 2011 | Association of the Miraculous Medal, Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The international site of the Daughters of Charity offers the Testimony of a Volunteer at the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal Motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity, Paris (Each day the chapel is visited by thousands of pilgrims, notably on the Marian Feasts....
by John Freund, CM | Nov 18, 2011 | Vincentian Family
The first edition of “Belleville Bridges Bulletin” arrived in the mail boxes of the over 200 people who attended  either North American workshops on systemic change in the Vincentian Family. The title derives from the place of the first such meeting in...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 18, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Do Whatever It Takes,” Â is challenging the digital generation to take action to solve the problem over over 2 million homeless youth. (In no way is this to be confused with the advertising slogan “Just do it”) In the campaign, the Millennial...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 18, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Could you live on $4.50 per day for food, as food stamp recipients are. Rep. Jackie Speier  tried. You can better understand, too, the struggle of the poor, even the working poor, like the woman who wrote to Speier during the week she ate on a food stamp-limited diet...