by John Freund, CM | Jul 2, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Eucharist Without Borders: God’s Welcoming Table and Comprehensive Immigration Reform” will explore the Catholic church’s calling to promote just immigration policy reform. The title of this conference highlights the truth that the Christian...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 17, 2011 | Church
June 17, 2011. (Romereports.com) The Vatican published shocking statistics on immigration. In the first five months of this year, at least 1, 820 illegal immigrants died while trying to cross the Mediterranean. Even more shocking, 17, 597 people have died in similar...
by John Freund, CM | May 17, 2011 | Church
Now here’s an issue …..The challenging implications of seeing Osama as a fellow child of God. Busted Halo features an essay by Helen Lee that includes this statement… “Seeing Christ in Osama bin Laden is pretty difficult since he committed...
by John Freund, CM | May 11, 2011 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
FAMVIN Australia, on behalf of the Vincentian Priests and Brothers in Australia, is holding a Social Justice Day on July 3rd this year. The Day will be held at De La Salle College Hall, Bland St., Ashfield (Sydney), from 9.00 am – 5.00pm. The theme for the day...
by John Freund, CM | May 6, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The  May 2011 Newsletter (pdf) of the Joint Newsletter of the Daughters of Charity Advocacy & Social Justice Committee USA provides an example of how one branch of the Vincentian Family is engaged in advocacy through education of its members. They treat a number...