by John Freund, CM | Dec 29, 2013 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
National Migration Week will be observed in dioceses around the country January 5-11. “During National Migration Week, we should not only pray for those who are marginalized but also advocate that protections are provided to them, for they need them most.” The theme...
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...