by John Freund, CM | Sep 2, 2012 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
(The Conference of Major Superiors of Men asked Sister Simone Campbell, SSS, NETWORK’s Executive Director, to reflect on NETWORK’s its 40 year history of advocating for the poor and marginalized . “Network: Faithful to the Gospel – Then and...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 1, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Ozanam wrote to his brother, Father Alphonse: “You are not carrying out your true mission. If a larger number of Christians and especially clergymen had looked after the workers in the last ten years we would be more certain of the future”; and again: “The priests...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 23, 2012 | Church
Noted Catholic commentator and media personality Father Robert Barron picks up a theme familiar to Vincentians and applies it very effectively to Catholic social teaching which is coming to the forefront of political discourse today. Fr. Barron speaks of Catholic...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 18, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Social, Social Media
“Homeless people have Facebook friends, too. According to a new study from University of Dayton sociologist and criminologist Art Jipson, homeless people are increasingly connected to each other and to non-homeless people through social networking websites like...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 29, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Proyecto Juan Diego’s mission is to empower low-income families to be healthy and self-sufficent community members thourgh educational programs, family activities and preventative health services This non-profit was established in 2003 by Daughter of Charity,...