by John Freund, CM | Feb 21, 2013 | Justice and Peace
In the midst of many commentaries on Benedict’s contributions and legacy this article speaks of  a little recognized contribution.Benedict brought ‘a theology of the earth’ to the environmental movement according to Brian Roewe  in  Eco Catholic He...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 8, 2013 | Justice and Peace, Sisters of Charity
Weekly Justice Concerns of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Challenging Unjust Systems:  Urge Chinese officials to stop the execution of Li Yan who is on death row in China for murdering her husband after repeated hideous abuse and futile pleas to police...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 3, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Belize Bishop’s Walk for Peace: From the Rio Hondo to the Sarstoon – 300 miles. SCN Sisters Chris Kunze and Barbara Flores will participate. In September of 2012 Bishops Dorick Wright and Christopher Glancy issued a letter of invitation to Catholic parishes and...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 25, 2013 | Justice and Peace
John Allen, noted columnist for the NCR, writes… “Egypt is one of the front lines in what I’ve come to call the “global war on Christians,” meaning mounting anti-Christian violence in various corners of the world. The latest symbol is...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 25, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Benedict XVI took a break from his regular tweets to take a stand in more controversial matters, and offer his support for theMarch for Life, which will take place on Friday, January 25 in Washington, D.C. Reaching out to his nearly 2.6 million followers, he...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 19, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Homily preached by Archbishop Thomas Wenski during the annual Migration Mass attended by all the cultural groups in the archdiocese, celebrated on Epiphany Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013 at St. Mary Cathedral. The theme of today’s Migration Day Mass is “We are strangers no...