by John Freund, CM | Jul 7, 2009 | Church
“Love — caritas — is an extraordinary force which leads people to opt for courageous and generous engagement in the field of justice and peace… Caritas in veritate” is the principle around which the Church’s social doctrine turns, a principle...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 6, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
Fr. George Varakulam C.M. provides an update on several of his earlier reports (1), (2), (3) on the religious violence in India Kandhamal Today- an Overview Fr. George Varakulam C.M Kandhamal hills are cooler with a few rains. Much of the dust on the hill tracts are...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 5, 2009 | Featured, Formation, Justice and Peace, Systemic change
I connected the dots after I spent 15 minutes “wasting time” creating the cartoon below with a free online program. I had been wondering about this weeks’ Systemic Change feature so I did this quick 3 pane adaptation of an insight Vincent used. The...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 4, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
This video from Chicago TV puts a face on the faceless threatened by budget cuts. “Marillac House: State Cuts Could Wipe Out A Program That’s Helped Generations” See related story.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 3, 2009 | Vincentian Family
Fr. David M. O’Connell, CM, President of Catholic University reflects on providence and priesthood in a post appearing on the English version of ZENIT (but not in Spanish or French versions). “No matter what he does, he acts like a priest!”...
