by John Freund, CM | Aug 21, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Vincent deeply believed Jesus (Mt. 25) and James (James 2:14-17). The following quotes are from an article on “Vincent and Liberation” “The liberating activity of Vincent has two aspects: [1] evangelization or the proclamation of the Good News, which...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 19, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Christians have come under fire from Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood since violent clashes between supporters of deposed president Mohammed Morsi and the army broke out. Islamists largely accuse the Christian population in Egypt of backing the coup that removed Morsi...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 19, 2013 | Justice and Peace
By preference Vincent de Paul devoted himself to the service of the poor. Nevertheless circumstances frequently introduced him into the world of the aristocracy. In an article on Historical perspective on Vincent as Advocate and councilor to Royalty Fr. Richard J....
by John Freund, CM | Aug 18, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Given St. Vincent’s legendary concern for prisoners I suspect he would be very interested in this US hot button issue today. The issue today … “On August 12 Attorney General Eric Holder announced that federal prosecutors will circumvent federal...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2013 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
SVDP Voice of the Poor writes… If you saw Christ sitting across your kitchen table, what would you say? Would you ask questions? Would you just listen? One of my favorite movies was “Michael”. In the story, Michael the Archangel, played by John Travolta, has a...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 8, 2013 | Justice and Peace, Sisters of Charity
According to the their website… Blueprints for the Bluegrass Pipeline runs through Nelson County and near Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, a 300-acre campus home to more than 100 sisters. Their names are among 5,252 signatures included in a petition against a...
