by John Freund, CM | Dec 11, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Torture is a moral issue – US Bishops Study Guide – In these challenging times, is it still possible—even in the face of serious threats—for a people and a nation to defend and conduct themselves in ways that consistently demonstrate respect for human...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 30, 2014 | Evangelization
The “church’s best kept secret”… still is. But more and more people are waking up to depth of Catholic Social Teaching. VinFormation is offering a daily dose via its Advent Calendar. Each day it will offer a brief quote from the Compendium of...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 4, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
When I saw the following quote on an Irish Catholic website I thought “so much for the dangers of associating with Catholic intellectuals and Nuns on the front lines of serving those who are poor”. “He became involved with a group of liberal Catholic...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 6, 2014 | Justice and Peace
In “Pioneer and Prophet: Frédéric Ozanam’s Influence on Modern Catholic Social Theory” Dr. Thomas O’Brien writes “…this article is going to focus on two facets of Ozanam’s thought that will either directly influence, or indirectly prefigure seismic shifts in the way...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 19, 2014 | Justice and Peace
SJU Bread and Life is used as an example of Catholic Social Teaching in action. The 7 minute YouTube video shows how the program fleshes out Catholic social teaching. The video was produced by CAPP, a lay-led, pontifical organization characterized by a special...
