by annaread | Nov 7, 2007 | Evangelization
At Cristo Rey Kansas City High School, a Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth school, students work for part of their tuition. The Kansas City Star ran a brief story about the City of Kansas City becoming one of more than 65 partners with the school. Read the story and... by annaread | Nov 7, 2007 | Evangelization, Vincentian Family
Sister Mary Janet McGilley, a Sister of Charity of Leavenworth who served Saint Mary College as its president for 25 years, was inducted Saturday into the Mid-America Education Hall of Fame. The first woman to serve as president of the college, Sister McGilley died in... by annaread | Nov 7, 2007 | Evangelization
Professor John Monaghan, national vice president for the Society of St Vincent de Paul in Ireland, has a piece in the Irish Independent that explains the reasons for the Society’s spending on education. He also describes changes the Society advocates for... by annaread | Nov 7, 2007 | Vincentian Family
Sister of Charity of Nazareth Rose Plathottam was assaulted Saturday at Chetanalaya, a facility run by the Sisters for physically challenged girls. Local coverage characterized her injuries as “not serious”. In June 2005 Chetanalaya was invaded by armed... by annaread | Nov 6, 2007 | Evangelization, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Michael Stamm, who won gold and silver medals for swimming in the 1972 Olympics, is now training people to cook for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Oakland, California. “We want,” he says, “to give people a hand up, not a handout.” Read...
