Mayday! Mayday! – Pope Francis and Vincentian Voices

By: John Freund on May 10, 2022 / Around the Province

Frederic Ozanam, the founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, pioneered concepts of free, dignified labor, the natural wage, and voluntary unions which helped set the stage for the great Catholic social encyclicals on the rights of workers, beginning with Pope Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum (On Labor) in 1891. Fr. John Freund, CM, reflects on what some might call Pope Francis’ ‘Mayday signal’ for workers today.

Read the Post from Fr. John Freund: https://johnfreund.net/2022/05/02/mayday-pope-francis/

Related Entries

Give Me 5: Brother Alfred Smith, CM

Nov 10, 2022 / Around the Province, Home

A monthly series in Vincentian Voices where we ask five random questions to an Eastern Province Priest or Brother. This month, we talk with Brother Alfred Smith, CM.…

A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Educational Values 6

Oct 05, 2022 / Vincentian Minute

Fr. Rooney explores the Values of Vincentian Education proposed by Daughter of Charity Sr. Louise Sullivan. This week: Vincentian education is Person-oriented!

THE WORD: Twenty seventh Sunday Ordinary Time

Oct 05, 2022 / The Word

This Sunday: Just keep doing the will of the Father! Just do your job! Just do it!

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date with how we are living up to the mission of St. Vincent de Paul, and how you can help.