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Articles for Health
Your Health: A Sacred Matter
by Elizabeth Astridge | June 24, 2017 | News | 2 Comments
#IamVincent: Transformative Experiences
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | March 31, 2016 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
College of St. Elizabeth goes coed
by John Freund, CM | June 20, 2015 | News | 0 Comments
Sisters on bikes deliver healthcare where pavement ends
by John Freund, CM | August 7, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses | 0 Comments
Sisters on bikes deliver healthcare where pavement ends. Pictures are worth a thousand words.

Daughters of Charity Health System seeks buyer
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...

“Women of Spirit” Exhibit’s Virtual Home
by John Freund, CM | Dec 10, 2013 | Daughters of Charity
From the Daughters of Charity Health System... "The National Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America exhibit...
SCN’s nurture Special Olympics winner
by John Freund, CM | Feb 19, 2013 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
SCN Nepali Student Strikes Gold in Special Olympics When a shy Mentally disabled boy first joined Navajyoti Centre for the Mentally Disabled Children (Sisters of Charity of Nazareth) at Baluwata over 12 years ago, little did he and his teachers know that he would one...
Vincentian Family Health Care Institutions
by John Freund, CM | Jan 8, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
U.S.-Canada Health Care Institutions Related to Branches of the Vincentian Family Ascension Health (the US’s largest Catholic and nonprofit health system) Daughters of Charity Health System(California) St. Thomas Health Systems (Middle Tennessee) Daughters of Charity...
The cost of being poor – infographic
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
This infographic takes a look at the cost of being poor in America. The number of Americans living below the poverty line is shocking, and dissecting the various factors and effects this has on society can hopefully shed light on how best to attack this grave problem....
Daughters of Charity health merger
by John Freund, CM | Dec 22, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Ascension Health Alliance and Daughters of Charity Health System Sign Affiliation Agreement December 21, 2012 – Ascension Health Alliance, the parent organization of Ascension Health, and Daughters of Charity Health System (DCHS), a regional health system with 22...
Vincent de Paul Society – Voice of the Poor
by John Freund, CM | Nov 12, 2012 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Where the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Stands Position papers are an essential part of establishing the view of the Society regarding the issues that affect those in need. The position papers of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul are rooted in our Catholic faith and...
Australian Bishop on cuts for elderly
by John Freund, CM | Oct 23, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
"The elderly are not a problem, a market, a budget: They are real individuals, our own people, our ancestors, in due course -- ourselves." Australian Catholic News services headlines...Australian bishop warns: Don't cut medical costs by targeting elderly Western...
“A Vincentian Focus on Health Care in the USA”
by Beth | Sep 15, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Sr. Carol Keehan, DC presented "A Vincentian Focus on Health Care in the USA" at the Annual Assembly of the Ladies of Charity. Among the major points... A review of Vincent's concern for the poor and how made their plight visible to those in power even at the cost of...
WALMART – Unlabeled genetically modified sweet corn
by John Freund, CM | Sep 7, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
FoodFirst writes, "Walmart has decided to sell unlabeled, untested, Monsanto GMO sweet corn." "Bt toxin works as an insecticide by disintegrating the lining of insects’ stomachs when they ingest the corn. What is this doing to the bodies of your customers who eat the...
SVDP Australia CEO on “The Good Society”
by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Dr John Falzon, Chief Executive Officer of the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia, explores what kind of society promotes good health, and argues that punitive policies, such as compulsory income management, are a sign of an unhealthy society....