by John Freund, CM | Dec 18, 2013 | Justice and Peace, Pope
The blog EthikaPolitika reports on Pope Emeritus Benedict’s vigorous defense of  Pope Francis regarding accusations of Marxism stemming from anti-market language employed in Evangelii Gaudium. The article points to a  statement overlooked by the mainstream media...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2013 | Justice and Peace, Pope
Pope – Saint or Marxist . As Dom Helder Camara, another prophetic archbishop from Latin America, famously observed, “When I give food to the poor they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist.” Some things never change....
by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Faithcalling.org  – With the approach of Saturday’s one-year anniversary of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., faith groups are making a concerted effort to convince Congress to pass legislation expanding background checks to...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 6, 2013 | Justice and Peace
In highly symbolic first trip outside Rome Pope Francis visited Lampedusa to highlight the light of migrants. Zeracristos Yosief, Assistant General of the Congregation of the Mission offers a very personal reflection of fifty years of agony in his native Eritrea. On 3...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 5, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Seth Godin  sums up A legacy of Mandela Others can better write about Nelson Mandela’s impact on the world stage, on how he stood up for the dignity of all people and on how he changed our world. For those that seek to make a change in the world, whether global...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 30, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Center of Concern Launches New Social Justice Educational Tool: 2014 Signs of the Times Social Justice Calendar Washington, D.C. — The Center of Concern announces a new educational tool that provides both images and stories of twelve leaders of social justice. This...
