by John Freund, CM | Jul 21, 2009 | Church, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
By joining the Catholics Confront Global Poverty initiative of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Relief Services, you are helping to mobilize the power of our Catholic faith – our opposition to injustice, our vision of a just and peaceful... by John Freund, CM | Jul 11, 2009 | Church, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Education for Justice has produced a very useful map or outline of the pope’s recent encyclical. Caritas in Veritate (pdf). See also John Allen’s shorter list of the some of the key points…Pope proposes a Christ humanism… Benedict says the... 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 | Jun 19, 2009 | Church
“This Year, meant to deepen the commitment of all priests to interior renewal for the sake of a more forceful and incisive witness to the Gospel in today’s world, will conclude on the same Solemnity in 2010…. In his time the Curé of Ars was able to... by John Freund, CM | May 24, 2009 | Church, Featured
With this video, Bring the Gospel to the Internet, Pope Benedict opens a new evangelization front on the 43rd World Communications Day. The page includes links to Vatican initiatives on Facebook, WikiCath, iPhone and YouTube. His message… ..Be sure to announce... by John Freund, CM | May 21, 2009 | Church
Benedict XVI is encouraging a “positive” use of communication technologies so that friendships created through them can help make the world a better place. The Pope said this today at the end of the general audience when he spoke in English about this...