by John Freund, CM | Jun 5, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
Fr. Joesph Foley, CM is the Congregation of the Mission’s NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) at the UN. You may view a recent report to leaders of the CM Provinces meeting in Mexico summarizing relevant activities at the UN. To the Visitors of the Congregation...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 4, 2007 | Church, Justice and Peace
PARRAMATTA NSW, June 1, 2007 (parra.catholic.org.au): The June 2007 of Catholic Outlook, the monthly publication of the diocese of Parramatta (western region of Sydney), calls on Catholics to act on climate change – There is much that we can do, both...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 3, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
A bill that would protect low-income Oregonians from usurious interest rates is moving toward Senate approval, pushed by the St. Vincent de Paul Society. House Bill 2871 would cap interest rates at payday loan shops and other fast-cash operations at 36 percent per...
by John Freund, CM | May 29, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, Justice and Peace, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Taking as the theme the issues of Vincentians in Solidarity for Systemic Chanage the Fourth Gathering of the Vincentian Family in North America will meet in New Orleans April 10-13. There is a one page flier in word Format which the organizers invite you to freely...
by John Freund, CM | May 28, 2007 | Church, Justice and Peace
AWESOME is a street catechism project designed primarilly for inmates of prisons and jails. During my time working with gang members at Men’s Central Jail, I found a need for catechetical materials. The inmates are full of questions about religion and they love...
by John Freund, CM | May 16, 2007 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
In a portent of things to come around the globe the issue of water tarriff is already surfacing in Australia’s political discussion. Gavin Dufty, manager, social policy and research, for the St Vincent de Paul Society in Victoria, writes of the current...
