by John Freund, CM | Nov 16, 2011 | Vincentian Family
” The heart of practicing the Christian virtue of charity lies in its intimate and necessary relationship to both justice and organization. A relationship exemplified in the example of St. Vincent de Paul and the communities he inspired. In...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 29, 2011 | Vincentian Family
“Eradicating poverty has gone out of fashion” as politicians appeal to the broader middle class, said Michael A. Benjamin. It’s easy to focus time and programs on photogenic children, he said, but the reality is “there is no child living in...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
DePaul University and St. Johns University are co-hosting the Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic’s Immigration Law Reform Conference on Thursday, October 24, from 8:45am to 1:00pm This conference seeks to broaden the conversation about immigration reform, and...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 1, 2011 | Justice and Peace
The following appeal, published by Catholic Moral Theology, calling for the abolition of the death penalty in the USA has already been signed by 160 leading Catholic academics: (Breaking News… Vatican Clarification on Death Penalty) There were two...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 4, 2011 | Vincentian Family
The St Vincent de Paul Society Australia marks National Homeless Persons’ Week by drawing attention to the people locked out of Australian society, including the members of Australia’s First Peoples. “We welcome the Federal Government’s genuine commitment to...