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...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 29, 2011 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Fr. Christopher Jamison connect the dots in a reflection presented at CAFOD (Catholic Overseas Development Agency UK) that leads to rediscovering forgotten truths about a banking industry. Independent Catholic News provides the full text of Fr Christopher Jamison’s...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 15, 2011 | Justice and Peace
Join people of faith all over our country (USA) as religious leaders offer reflections and prayers for Government officials – the Super Committee, the members of Congress, all elected and appointed leadership –calling them to moral discernment around the...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2011 | Justice and Peace
According to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) “results indicate that few Catholics were aware of or used (the US Bishops) Faithful Citizenship in 2008. It’s a shame because it is an extraordinary comprehensive statement of the Church’s...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 6, 2011 | Justice and Peace
The Federal Government has released its much-anticipated Consultation Paper on a new definition of charity. The Government is calling for submissions from the Not for Profit sector on the key issues around a statutory definition of ‘charity’ – however the paper falls...