by annaread | Mar 17, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Ozanam News, the quarterly of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in the United States, is now online. The report for the first quarter of 2008 opens by asking: Are you willing to be a friend to the poor? Are you willing to be a voice of the poor? Go to Ozanam News...
by annaread | Mar 13, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
There’s an extensive article in the Friday edition of THISDAY, one of Nigeria’s national papers, about the challenge of providing safe drinking water for everyone: “…women and children spend much of their lives in pursuit of this vital...
by annaread | Mar 13, 2008 | Vincentian Family
A few days before her 100th birthday, Sister of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy Brendan Lacey talked with a reporter. “Your body is a good teacher,” she said. Read the interview.
by annaread | Mar 13, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Mike, a volunteer with the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, occasionally blogs about his experiences. Recently he posed the question: “What inspires people?” He wants to pass along ideas to a men’s group he started. Read the blog entry and maybe...
by annaread | Mar 13, 2008 | Evangelization, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
A Seattle woman who has been a Society of Saint Vincent de Paul volunteer for more than half her lifetime recently described the satisfactions of the work and her apprehensions about the direction of the economy. Read the story.