by John Freund, CM | Sep 13, 2014 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Justice and Peace
“Just Care” at the LCUSA Assembly. The crime wave that nobody is talking about – wage theft. Kim Bobo of Interfaith Workers Justice opened the eyes of many during the second keynote presentation at the Ladies of Charity National Assembly in...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 11, 2014 | Justice and Peace
“Nuns on the Bus” vs the Koch brothers. According to RNS This time it’s the Catholic sisters versus the Koch brothers. The religious News Service writes…That’s one way to look at the upcoming “Nuns on the Bus” tour, which hits the road next week...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 4, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
When I saw the following quote on an Irish Catholic website I thought “so much for the dangers of associating with Catholic intellectuals and Nuns on the front lines of serving those who are poor”. “He became involved with a group of liberal Catholic...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 31, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Wired magazine has an interesting post about class and labor issues in science fiction. Most sci-fi — at least most good sci-fi — is a metaphor for something that’s happening, or has happened, in the real world: war, inequality, fear of the “other.” And yes, every so...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 30, 2014 | Justice and Peace
“Weeping over the state of labor.” As the United States and Canada celebrate Labor Day here is something to think about from an article A church that embraces the cross must embrace politics by Christopher Hale Rachel Malinowski The article...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 27, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Archbishop Wenski describes US Bishops Labor Day Statement reiterating Pope Francis’ call for an inclusive economy Says college debt, lack of stable jobs keeping young people from starting families Calls for increased solidarity, more and better jobs, immigration...
