by John Freund, CM | Dec 22, 2012 | Justice and Peace
The chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a joint statement Dec. 21 stressing the need for gun control, improved services for the mentally ill and a critical examination of the violence in today’s movies, videos and...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 31, 2012 | Justice and Peace
The Catholic News Service reports “A large national study on faith and political views released Oct. 23 highlighted Catholics’ interest in having social justice take a bigger role in the church’s policy priorities. From the article… The...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 19, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Catholics can learn about the state of poverty in the United States and concrete ways they can make a difference at a new website from the the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The site, www.povertyusa.org, was launched August 15 and offers tools and...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 15, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses
Sister Mary Ann Walsh of the USCC looks at some signs of the times regarding Catholics and social media and provides useful links of interest to Catholics. A recent sign of technology in church was a man watching the Olympics on his Smartphone. He may be...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 11, 2012 | Justice and Peace
In a thoughtful article In This Together Most Rev. Richard E. Pates, bishop of Des Moines and chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, reflects on a question facing Catholics today. “Today the...
