by John Freund, CM | Aug 26, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Bottling water from drought areas?- 2 graphics Mother Jones writes …Â Bottled-water drinkers, we have a problem: There’s a good chance that your water comes from California, a state experiencing the third-driest year on record. Aquafina and Dasani, simply...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 21, 2014 | Justice and Peace
“Surely, the Lord hears the cry of the Poor. Our job is to make Congress hear it too” writes Giulio Grecchi of the SVDP Voice of the Poor Committee The humanitarian crisis at our Southern Border, while overshadowed in the news by recent violent events...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 21, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Pope Francis, followed by various episcopal conferences, has called for  a day of prayer  Friday August 22, the feast of the Queenship of Mary. In a series of tweets over recent days, Pope Francis has raised an alarm to the international community pleading for us to...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 18, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace
My last week on the border was frenetic as I tried to wrap up my legal work and bring closure to my side projects.   I continued to deliver the papooses to the shelters bc they continued to come from generous and thoughtful people.  Rest assured, the papoose situation...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2014 | Justice and Peace
A  catechism of business ethics – a point of departure? Many people would have difficulty putting those two concepts together – a catechism and a point of departure … especial with regard to business ethics. After all...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2014 | Justice and Peace
The death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri  and subsequent rioting is creating national headlines. Of course the phenomenon of rioting is occurring all over the world. And it is not a new phenomenon.  What might be a Vincentian view of rioting and protests?...
