by John Freund, CM | Mar 9, 2013 | Justice and Peace, Sisters of Charity
Good News: February 28 saw the Violence Against Women Act (Senate version) passed by the House of Representatives. Please thank representatives who voted for the bill, or express your opinion to those who did not. You can find an alert and message for editing,...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 6, 2013 | Church, Justice and Peace
The Vatican News service reports that this afternoon in St. Peter’s Basilica, on the occasion of the General Congregations proceeding the Conclave, the College of Cardinals will pray for the Church. The celebration, which will be held at 5:00pm at the Altar of...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 2, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Uncharted waters! ATLANTA – (March 1, 2013) – Today, the United States is moving into unchartered territories because of the sequester. The sequester will hit all government spending across the board with exceptions for some programs and military personnel, but the...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 26, 2013 | Justice and Peace
As I was admiring with pride this piece of art created by my talented Grandniece Michelle Mueller (Facebook) I recalled a Catholic News service report (since taken down) discussing how taking action to promote immigration reform is a form of almsgiving during Lent. It...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 25, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Antipoverty Programs and Immigration Reform Take Action! Urge Your Representatives To Protect Antipoverty Programs and Pass Immigration Reform Dear Vincentians, Two weeks ago, Catholic leaders, including representatives of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, gathered...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 23, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Interfaith Worker Justice and comprehensive immigration reform The goal: Reform America’s broken immigration system The time to reform our broken immigration system is now. More than 11 million undocumented people are living in this country, including children...
