by John Freund, CM | Jul 25, 2014 | Vincentian Family
VinFormation has SlideShare presentation depicting the history of the Congregation of the Mission in the United States. Journey of Faith  is based on John Rybolt’s “The American Vincentians: A Popular History of the Congregation of the Mission in the...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 5, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
According to UNICEF, 23.1% of American children under the age of seventeen live in poverty, which makes the United States rank second out of thirty-five economically advanced countries ranked in that category. Romania ranks first, with 25.5% of children living in...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 1, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The website ThinkProgress writes that according to a new report from the Office of Research at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the U.S. has one of the highest rates of child poverty in the developed world. Of the 35 wealthy countries studied by UNICEF,...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 14, 2012 | Church
The Archdiocese of Washington website has blog post “To what political party does the Church belong?” that might well be read by media folks of all stripes… as well as Catholics.
by John Freund, CM | Dec 20, 2011 | Church
What is your guess? Check your guess against the stats. First, the big number, that is, how many churches in America. Hartford Institute estimates there are roughly 335,000 religious congregations in the United States. Of those, about 300,000 are Protestant and other...
