by John Freund, CM | Apr 4, 2007 | Justice and Peace
Readings Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-15 Quotes “The washing of the feet and the sacrament of the Eucharist: two expressions of one and the same mystery of love entrusted to the disciples, so that, Jesus says, ‘as I have...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 2, 2007 | Evangelization, Justice and Peace, News, Vincentian Family
When typhoon REMING (international code name DURIAN) came upon the people at the foothills of the beautiful and majestic Mayon Volcano in the middle eastern part of the Philippines last November 29, 2006, life literally stopped and “darkness came upon the earth.â€...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 1, 2007 | Justice and Peace
NEW DELHI, India, APRIL 1, 2007 (Zenit.org).- The Indian bishops’ conference recalled Church teaching on human dignity, in the face of statistics revealing that 2.3 million Indians, mostly women, have been trafficked in the last 10 years. Statistics released by...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 1, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Wealthy countries are spending far more to limit their own risks from global warming’s consequences than to help the world’s most vulnerable regions. From an article in the New York Times 4/1/07 Next Friday, a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 29, 2007 | Justice and Peace
The Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation Commission of the USG/UISG invites all member congregations to participate in a day of prayer and fasting for an end to violence and war in Darfur, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Northern Uganda, Nepal, Columbia, Israel,...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 28, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
THE St Vincent de Paul Society (Australia) is concerned at the suggestion of a $10 a tonne carbon levy as a way of tackling the important issue of climate change. While much of the debate has focused on the impact a levy would have on business and the economy, our...
