by John Freund, CM | Dec 15, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Joe Fitzgerald share a YouTube video  explaining how the “Semillas de Esperanza” groups work together to build a better future for their families in an area where more than 90% of families live in extreme poverty. Central to the program is the...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 13, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Ed Udovic writes, “It is not an exaggeration to see Vincent de Paul as one of the great Tridentine Reformers. France was the last of the major Catholic countries to accept the council’s decrees and adopt them (in 1615) as the platform for the renewal...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 13, 2011 | Justice and Peace
Ten communities of religious sisters issued billboards Monday across Iowa with a Gospel message in addition to a statement calling on the president and Congress to make progress on comprehensive immigration reform in advance the Iowa caucuses. The billboards read,...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 13, 2011 | Justice and Peace
The blog Brutally Honesty illustrates the saying that a picture is worth 1,000 words! But they also write… “As you’re running around this Christmas season, think about the gifts you’re pursuing, the gifts you’re saying others are needing,...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 13, 2011 | Justice and Peace
Romereports.com writes ” About one million people, mostly women and girls are kidnapped each year to be later exploited as slaves. Religious from different congregations and nationalities have created the Talitha Kum network to fight against this. It’s...