The Brothers of Our Lady Mother of Mercy (CMM) are a religious congregation founded in the 19th century, dedicated to living out God’s mercy through education, social care, and community service, inspired by the examples of Jesus, Mary, and St. Vincent de Paul.
The Brothers of Charity are a religious congregation founded in 1807 by the Belgian priest Pierre-Joseph Triest, well known for their commitment to the most vulnerable in society.
The focus of our meeting was ending homelessness (no easy task). Last month, in our newsletter, I raised the challenge of remaining hopeful in this advocacy work.
The origin of the International Association of Charities (AIC) dates back to a Sunday in August 1617 in Châtillon, France. During a mass, Saint Vincent de Paul called upon his congregation to assist a needy family.
The Sons of Charity are a religious congregation under pontifical right , founded by Father Anizan at Christmas 1918.
A three-year-old screams “It’s not fair” when she thinks her brother gets something she doesn’t. Another child cries out the same when told it’s time for bed while an older sibling stays up.
The definition of refugee also includes stateless persons, returnees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons (within their own country).
Over the past three years, the number of individuals living on less than $3.65 USD-a-day increased by 165 million. Today, nearly 700 million people worldwide live in extreme poverty, on less than $2.15 a day.
Street homelessness is in many ways a very visible social and infrastructure issue, while sheltered homelessness and inadequate housing are less obvious to the observer.
Blessed Frederic Ozanam wrote, “Charity is the Samaritan who pours oil on the wounds of the traveler who has been attacked. It is justice’s role to prevent the attack.”[
The Central America Region is one of the 6 regions that make up the Vincentian Family in Latin America and the Caribbean (FAVILA).
The annual World Happiness Report is out. But a lot of people won’t be happy.
