by John Freund, CM | Jan 18, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Catholic writer Thomas Storck talks about how Pope Francis’ criticisms of free markets are in continuity with earlier Catholic social...
by Beth | Jan 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Have you thought about what gifts we as a Vincentian Family and individual followers Vincent and Louise bring to the “stables” today? As I read a post “Third Millennium Wisemen” focused on the gifts of our last three Popes that was the... by John Freund, CM | Dec 18, 2013 | Justice and Peace, Pope
The blog EthikaPolitika reports on Pope Emeritus Benedict’s vigorous defense of Pope Francis regarding accusations of Marxism stemming from anti-market language employed in Evangelii Gaudium. The article points to a statement overlooked by the mainstream media...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 10, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Pope Francis issued a video message to support the global campaign against world hunger, launched by Caritas Internationalis. The Pope asked Catholics not to “look the other way” from the “global scandal” of hunger, but rather “share in Christian...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 6, 2013 | Justice and Peace
In highly symbolic first trip outside Rome Pope Francis visited Lampedusa to highlight the light of migrants. Zeracristos Yosief, Assistant General of the Congregation of the Mission offers a very personal reflection of fifty years of agony in his native Eritrea. On 3...