by John Freund, CM | Mar 7, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
More than 46 million Americans live in a place that could be called the State of Poverty The people of Poverty USA are family members, neighbors, colleagues – young and old, black and white, healthy and sick, rural and urban. They are not making the headlines, much...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 6, 2013 | Church, Justice and Peace
The Vatican News service reports that this afternoon in St. Peter’s Basilica, on the occasion of the General Congregations proceeding the Conclave, the College of Cardinals will pray for the Church. The celebration, which will be held at 5:00pm at the Altar of...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 4, 2013 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Sheila Gilbert, National President fo the St. VIncent dePaul Society urges you to contact your representatives regarding immigration legislation. Dear Vincentians, Recently, I asked you to get involved in the fight for antipoverty programs in the federal budget and...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 4, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr. Mary Ellen Lacy, DC was interviewed by Susan Candiotti on CNN March 4. (There is a brief ad which precedes the clip.) Sister Mary Ellen Lacy works as a lobbyist on various issues at NETWORK. She is a Daughter of Charity and a lobbyist who focuses primarily on...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 2, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Uncharted waters! ATLANTA – (March 1, 2013) – Today, the United States is moving into unchartered territories because of the sequester. The sequester will hit all government spending across the board with exceptions for some programs and military personnel, but the...
