by John Freund, CM | Nov 22, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Catholic groups across the country have been quick to applaud President Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration, but they are equally quick to remind that more work remains to be done before finding a “humane” fix to our country’s...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 28, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Changing the Conversation … almost without saying a word Father Larry Synder, President of Catholic Charities, has lived under 7 Popes. So he has indeed “seen them come and seen them go”. In a thoughtful piece on the website of the Catholic Health...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 15, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change
The Vincentian Reentry Organizing Project anticipated Pope Francis’ recent call  for a “System of Justice That Fully Rehabilitates Wrongdoers” Mass Incarceration is breaking families apart, ruining communities, and leaving us unsafe. We are...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 25, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Charitable Organizations Showcase Tangible Innovative Strategies to End Poverty During 3rd Annual Poverty Summit Top charitable organizations and key policymakers come together to underscore innovative solutions to ending poverty in America. Of course there leaders...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 10, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Let’s Hear It For… CEO Emeritus Roger Playwin has been honored by Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) as a recipient of CCUSA’s 2014 “Keep the Dream Alive Award.”& Named in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the great champion...