by John Freund, CM | Apr 23, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Homeless Advocate Mark Horvath says “I Dare You to Watch This Short Video on Veteran Homelessness” On any given night, nearly 633,782 people in the United States experience homelessness — over 60,000 of them veterans. This must-see video...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 23, 2013 | Justice and Peace
USCCB President Says ‘Now Is The Time’ To Reform Immigration System Cardinal Dolan: Suffering of migrants must end Path to citizenship should be improved and families protected Enforcement should guarantee basic human rights WASHINGTON—Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 18, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Dennis H. Holtschneider, President of DePaul University sent famvin an explanation of why he and other university Presidents call for the passage of immigrantion legislation. (The piece appeared in copy of his piece in the Chicago Tribune) April 18, 2013 When...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 14, 2013 | Vincentian Family
The Australian St Vincent de Paul Society is holding the Australian government to it commitment of cutting homeless numbers in half by the end of the decade. They are calling for a bipartisan commitment in Canberra to the commitment made originally by in 2008 by Kevin...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 12, 2013 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Ladies of Charity of St. John’s University let clotheslines tell the story of sexual violence.The “Clothesline Project” at St. John’s University is just one recent example of how the Ladies of Charity can respond to the issue of violence against women. Since...