by John Freund, CM | Oct 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
Do we help the poor if we do not ask why they are poor ? (Dom Helder Camera)Â Heads of Catholic Social Justice Agencies (including the St Vincent de Paul Society), attended the launch of Social Justice, Guidelines for Action and Fundraising in Schools and Parishes...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 16, 2011 | Church
The Social Justice Statement by the Australian Bishops titled “Building Bridges not Walls – Prisons and the Justice System” is now available and can be downloaded through the link BUILDING BRIDGES NOT WALLS . The statement was launched on...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 8, 2011 | Vincentian Family
He wrote to his his elder brother, Father Alphonse: “The priests must give up their little bourgeois parishes: their flocks are an elite in the midst of a vast population that they do not know…” and again: “You are not carrying out your true...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 4, 2011 | Vincentian Family
We have big shoes to fill! Sister MarÃa Pilar López, DC recently laid out how Vincent, without using the words was well in advance of the Church’s social teaching. Frederic, whose feast we celebrate September 9, influenced the magisterium in the words and...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 21, 2011 | Justice and Peace
For  Vincentians Labor Day can and should be a call to  justice. Labor Day –  “a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. (US Department of Labor)” There is a powerful...
