by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2011 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Vincentian Family at the United Nations (The Daughters of Charity, the Sisters of Charity Federation and the Congregation of the Mission) is co-sponsoring a UN Orientation for their members from October 26-28, 2011. (Source: Sisters of Charity Federation website...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 12, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Is this a case of the poor caught in the crossfire between political parties? (And should Vincentian folk care?) Seems that the Heritage Foundation claims that “many of the 30 million Americans defined as ‘poor’ and in need of government assistance” are actually doing...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 11, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Barbara Ehrenreich, author of the classic, “Nickel and Dimed”, thinks so. Ten years ago she started what turned into a national dialog about impact of the 1996 welfare reform on the “working poor” in the United States. Now, she...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 9, 2011 | Vincentian Family
We have heard the mantra about John Paul II’s challenge t0 Vincentians – “Understand underlying causes and work toward long-term solutions”. How do we move beyond the mantra? With the theme “Building Bridges Out Of Poverty” the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 6, 2011 | Church
Ten of Japan’s sixteen bishops are gathering Aug. 6 for their annual commemoration of humanity’s first use of an atomic bomb in an act of war and the first since the March meltdowns at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following a 9.0 magnitude...
