by Beth | Aug 31, 2005 | Uncategorized
Fr. Louis Joseph François, Fr. John Henri Gruyer, and Fr. René Rogue, three Vincentian priest faced a choice. They could take the oath and cave to public pressure or choose to stand for their faith and commitment as ordained priests. The stakes were extraordinarily...
by Beth | Aug 31, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
AUG. 30 4:11 P.M. ET Even with a robust economy that was adding jobs last year, the number of Americans who fell into poverty rose to 37 million — up 1.1 million from 2003 — according to Census Bureau figures released Tuesday. It marks the fourth straight...
by Beth | Aug 31, 2005 | News
Auburn Alabama, USA Some readers may realize that one member of the “webmaster” team (Beth Nicol) for this site lives in Alabama. Fortunately for us, Katrina passed west of us. We had a day of multiple tornado warnings, some rain and wind as the outer...
by Beth | Aug 31, 2005 | Vincentian Family
FR. Dan Borlick, CM writes….Our Southern confreres – some safe, others still out of contact.I’m writing from Dallas, today Tuesday. We now know, with growing sadness and worry, of the tremendous devastation to New Orleans, Bay St. Louis, Long Beach,...
by Beth | Aug 31, 2005 | Vincentian Family
All of our Sisters left New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast and are safe. Property damage remains to be determined. Sr. Marie Therese, Visitatrix, and the 4 Provincial Councillors, along with Sr. Teresa Daly, drove three vehicles to Louisiana on...
