by John Freund, CM | Dec 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
A stay-at-home-Mom offers her expanded answer to “who are the poor?” The poor are our teachers! Jeannie Ewing , writes personally and powerfully ….”My understanding of “poverty” has evolved over the past year or so. Like most people, when I...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 11, 2013 | Pope
The poor are “privileged teachers of our knowledge of God; their fragility and simplicity unmask our egoism, our false sense of security, our purported self-sufficiency, and lead us to experience the nearness and tenderness of God.” Pope Francis. ...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 16, 2013 | Pope
Reuters reports in an article “Pope Francis wants Church to be poor, and for the poor”… “(The Pope) recalled how on Wednesday night, as he was receiving more and more votes in the conclave, the cardinal sitting next to him, Claudio Hummes...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 10, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Managing the Patrimony of the Poor as Wise Stewards – August 9-11 Paris A workshop for members of the Vincentian family examining principles and practices of Vincentian asset management. The workshop, sponsored by the Vincentian Studies Institute of DePaul University,...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 28, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
On the feast of St. Vincent de Paul, Patron of all Christian Charities, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn have issued a very strong joint statement on helping those who are in need. “Throughout the history...
