by John Freund, CM | Apr 26, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
CALL FOR PAPERS -Prosperity, Poverty and the Purpose of Business Rediscovering Integral Human Development in the Catholic Social Tradition It has been said that the character of a people is found in the way that it treats its poor and marginalized. So what is the...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 24, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A view of Pope Francis’ Gospel of Joy from South America… The Poor and Poverty in Evangelii Gaudium by Víctor Codina, SJ. The thought provoking article covers 10 points. 1. Symbolic gestures The new Pope Francis, before giving many speeches and writing...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 10, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Unfortunately such reports are becoming more and more common. “Thrown in jail for being poor: the booming for-profit probation industry” “Many poor Americans face jail when they can’t pay steep fines for nonviolent crimes, like $1,000 for stealing a...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 24, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
“We are experiencing a silver tsunami demographically. The baby boomers are reaching retirement age… People have to think about how to protect themselves from depression, low subjective wellbeing and early mortality.” reports Independent Catholic News in the...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 4, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Catholic social ministers told: “Serve, accompany, and defend the poor.” A message quite in line with the Pope’s Lenten message and one which echoes in the hearts of the followers of Vincent and Louise. To “serve, accompany, and defend” the poor is...
