by John Freund, CM | Sep 15, 2014 | Church
The Church Isn’t Going Away on Immigration Reform Christopher Hale writes a summary in Busted Halo of recent and forthcoming developments with immigration reform from the viewpoint of Catholic Bishops. Congress is back in session after their summer break, and we can...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 31, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace
Sr. Mary Ellen Lacy, Daughter of Charity, shares her experiences at the border. Hi ALL It has been busy since I last wrote.  Last week I had asked the Daughters and LCWR immigration list serve if they might help me obtain papooses for the young moms who are getting on...
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 3, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
Sheila Gilbert, National President of Vincent de Paul Society, appeals on behalf of the  Migrant Children Humanitarian Crisis at the Border Dear Vincentians: On the US/Mexican border, a humanitarian crisis involving tens of thousands of migrant children continues to...
by John Freund, CM | May 29, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Sheila Gilbert, President of the National Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul writes Dear Vincentians, Members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, including those who celebrated Mass at the U.S.-Mexico border in...
