by John Freund, CM | Oct 11, 2014 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Father Joe Foley, CM NGO representative at the UN offer his summary and reflections of the The United Nations General Assembly – Session 69 I would like to share with you a brief reflection on the opening of this year’s UN General Assembly. By almost any measure...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 1, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Vincent “artisan of peace” – eBook: Vincent de Paul and Peace At the time of the upheaval that occurred as a result of continual war, Vincent revealed himself as an “artisan of peace”, an effective and noteworthy arbitrator. At the same time,...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 29, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
In “Capwiz, the Pope and Politicians Who Genuinely Care” Tom Dwyer, Northeast Region SVdP Voice of the Poor Coordinator, provides a crash course in why and how to speak out on behalf to those who are marginalized and we serve with our hands on services. “I...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 25, 2014 | Justice and Peace
More than 120 Muslim scholars from around the world joined an open letter to the “fighters and followers” of the Islamic State, denouncing them as un-Islamic by using the most Islamic of terms according to the Washington Post. Relying heavily on the Quran, the 18-page...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 15, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Given the rise of so many wars and conflicts in Iraq, Syria, Ukraine, Gaza and parts of Africa, the Pope said a Third World War isn’t far fetched. POPE FRANCIS “Even today, after the second failure of another world war, perhaps one can speak of a third...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 14, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change
Vincentian Megaphone for Social Justice – Capwiz: SVdP’s On-line Voice of the Poor Recently the members of the Society of St. Vincent dePaul were asked, “Do you take to heart this statement from the Rule of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul?” “Where...
