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 17, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Federation NGO Newsletter and changing of the guard Sr. CJ Wille writes…. Attached is a copy of our winter newsletter. May each of you have a very blessed Christmas and happy New Year. This will be my last newsletter as I am finishing my second term of office in...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 15, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Did our work change after the elections? The issues of the people we serve are still the same: generational poverty, job loss, minimum wage, homelessness, lack of documented status, etc. Inspired by the teaching of the Church, our advocacy will persevere, trying to...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 2, 2014 | Vincentian Family
The June offering in the monthly Vincentian eBook series is Vincent de Paul and Justice. Abstract: Vincent enabled his contemporaries to see the prevailing situation of misery, to understand its causes, and to heal its consequences. That which in Vincent’s time was an...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 11, 2014 | Vincentian Family
From the NGO News of the Sisters of Charity Federation…. “The Commission on the Status of Women meeting took place in March, with Rosita and Jyoti, our interns from Nepal and India respectively, attending more than 30 side events. After the meeting, they...