by John Freund, CM | Aug 4, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace
I continue to run into misguided people who, after hearing about unspeakable crimes against young women and children, can only wonder “how can they afford to come to the USA?”. They speak as if the ability to raise $5000 to save your child’s life means you are not... by John Freund, CM | Aug 3, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Imagine living in a place where it is illegal to sleep, sit, lie down, or share food outdoors. Imagine that this is a place where you are often ignored or rejected by your fellow townspeople, police officers, and local elected officials. Almost sounds a form of...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 26, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Sisters of Charity are ready serving immigrant families at the US Mexican broader according to a piece in the Global Sisters report. We Sisters of Charity who live at the U.S.-Mexico border are in a holding pattern, ready and waiting for the next planes to arrive...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 20, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
No Safe Place: The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities Imagine living in a place where it is illegal to sleep, sit, lie down, or share food outdoors. Imagine that this is a place where you are often ignored or rejected by your fellow townspeople, police... by John Freund, CM | Jul 18, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A Daughter of Charity at the border writes “They live in local houses of compassionate foster folks and come to the “foster house” for school and play. We visit them at the foster house. All were adorably obedient and loudly responded in unison to...