by John Freund, CM | Jan 17, 2014 | Evangelization
National Catholic Schools Week 2014 January 26 – February 1 “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge, and Service” National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 17, 2014 | Justice and Peace
An earlier article about a Vincentian martyr as a possible patron saint of the abused requires further nuance. THe article was based on three different sources which collectively missed a significant nuance. FamVin has learned from Vincent Hermans, secretary of the...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 16, 2014 | Vincentian Family
VinFormation has created visual guides to Vincentian Family Saints, Vincent’s life and times, and various groups in the Vincentian Family.
by John Freund, CM | Jan 16, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
This is not a “knock, knock” joke but a notice about the AUstralian SVDP “Doorknocker” campaign. They have a recruiting drive in Catholic secondary schools and beyond the borders of parishes into the general community is expected to boost the...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Especially after the great recession forced so many into the ranks of the poor through no fault of their own Barbara Ehrenreich elaborates…The Great Recession should have put the victim-blaming theory of poverty to rest. In the space of only a few months,...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Daughters of Charity Health System (DCHS) Board of Directors announced today its decision to solicit proposals from Catholic, public, non-profit and for-profit organizations to purchase DCHS hospitals individually or the health system in its entirety. This...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2014 | Systemic change
Thanks to a new systemic change project ex-offenders have a second chance in their lives as they receive training in running a business built around giving things a “second chance.” The Religieuses de Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur, member of the Charity...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 14, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink examines the rates of financial insecurity among American women and the children who depend on them, investigate the impact of it on our nation’s institutions and economic future, and promote modern solutions to help women...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 14, 2014 | Pope
“It is now a long-established tradition that at the beginning of each new year the Pope meets the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See to offer his greetings and good wishes, and to share some reflections close to his heart as a pastor concerned for the...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 13, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Learning the Vincentian Mission through a business school class at Niagara University. During the fall 2013 semester, students enrolled in Dr. Anna McNab’s Operations and Information Management classes not only learned about the importance of information systems for...