by John Freund, CM | Aug 25, 2012 | Formation, Vincentian Family
America magazine publishes a guest blog from Meghan Clark, an assistant professor of theology and religious studies at St. John’s University and member of the US Bishop’s Committee on Social Justice. A longer version originally appeared on the blog Catholic...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 19, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Catholics can learn about the state of poverty in the United States and concrete ways they can make a difference at a new website from the the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The site, www.povertyusa.org, was launched August 15 and offers tools and...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Each week the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth website offers Weekly Justice Highlights July 11, 2012 Urge U.S. Representatives to stop attempting to derail full implementation of the Healthcare law and get back to work creating good jobs for Americans. (Act as soon as...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 2, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The St Vincent de Paul Society has joined the Australian Catholic Council for Employment Relations (ACCER) in calling on Fair Work Australia for an increase in safety net wage rates and the national minimum wage for the nation’s 1.4 million lowest paid workers reports...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 26, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr. Barbara Aires of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, New Jersey, who has led the Walmart engagement for over 20 years, writes “We have a tremendous investment in this company in terms of our time, expertise and yes, capital, and find these allegations...
