by John Freund, CM | May 30, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Justice and Peace
Ladies of Charity and Daughters of Charity were among the 7.000  people  who joined hands on a street which spans Buffalo across several racially and economically diverse neighborhoods.  The street has a historical connection to the Underground Railroad. Sister Mary...
by John Freund, CM | May 12, 2014 | Justice and Peace
DIVERSITY DAY May 21 The tragedy of September 11, 2001 clearly illustrated that serious conflict can arise over “cultural differences.” Shortly after this tragic event, 185 nations unanimously adopted the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 19, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Homily preached by Archbishop Thomas Wenski during the annual Migration Mass attended by all the cultural groups in the archdiocese, celebrated on Epiphany Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013 at St. Mary Cathedral. The theme of today’s Migration Day Mass is “We are strangers no...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 17, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Recognizing the diversity of the United States culture, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has developed a handbook to help its individual conferences — and even other Catholic groups — to better understand the multicultural face of God. “More and more we’re...
