by John Freund, CM | Feb 4, 2024 | Church
Band of Sisters tells the story of Catholic nuns and their work for social justice after Vatican II of the 1960s. For Catholics who wonder what became of the nuns they knew in habits and convents many years ago, for activists who may feel profoundly discouraged given...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 14, 2013 | Pope
Catholic News Service picks 10 quotable quotes from the Pope’s Message fot Peace Day Pope Francis’ first message for the World Day of Peace is out and will soon be distributed to heads of state around the world. Here’s a list of some of the quotes that grabbed...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 29, 2013 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Finding and Bringing the Presence of God: The Roots of Ozanam’s Passion for Charity and Justice In this series of slides Ralph Middlecamp of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul describes the times of Frederic Ozanam, the progression of his social thought, and...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 14, 2013 | Church
Much has been made over the similarities and differences in recent Popes. Try your hand at this interactive quiz the offers a series of papal quotations on issues that are in the news and asks the reader to identify which Pope made the statement.
by John Freund, CM | Aug 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
People Jesus associated with In Jesus’ time there were: People exploited by an unjust system. Growing unemployment. Impoverishment and growing debts. Powerful rich people who were unconcerned with the poverty of their brothers and sisters. Social tensions and...
