by John Freund, CM | Jun 2, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The St Vincent de Paul Society has joined the Australian Catholic Council for Employment Relations (ACCER) in calling on Fair Work Australia for an increase in safety net wage rates and the national minimum wage for the nation’s 1.4 million lowest paid workers reports...
by John Freund, CM | May 18, 2012 | Justice and Peace
“To place these two individuals side by side can seem rather strange. To say the least they were not contemporaries. What could these two very different individuals possibly have in common?” For some insightful reflections on what they have in common visit...
by John Freund, CM | May 18, 2012 | Justice and Peace
For those who are new to what is often unfortunately described as “the Church’s best kept secret” US Catholic magazine provides “The Busy Christian’s Guide to the Church’s Social Teaching. Contrary to what some pundits think, the...
by John Freund, CM | May 17, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Dr John Falzon is Chief Executive Officer of the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia. Over the years famvin has posted some of the presentations he has made in his role of advocate for the marginalized. So it was with great delight that I...
by John Freund, CM | May 15, 2012 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The U.S. bishops’ leader on domestic justice repeated his calls for Congress to resist proposed budget reductions that would cut funding to programs that help the most vulnerable members of society. “A just framework for future budgets cannot rely on...
