by annaread | May 23, 2008 | Justice and Peace
A heirloom seed sanctuary supported by the Sisters of Providence of Saint Vincent de Paul is a finalist for the Canadian Environment Awards is a project. The sanctuary specializes in “open-pollinated” seeds, seeds that allow a bio-diversity generally... by annaread | May 23, 2008 | Vincentian Family
The April, 2008 edition of the International Update from the Vincentian Marian Youth reports that, although VMY is just beginning in the Ukraine, already there are ten groups. Also, an article by Sr. Pilar Hurtado de Saracho, DC discussion formation. Get the bulletin... by annaread | May 23, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Stories of poverty “do not put us in real contact with real people,” writes Barbara Ryan, who is president of a State Council of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Australia. The 2008 Winter Appeal “is about getting in touch with real... by annaread | May 22, 2008 | Evangelization, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A graduate student in the School of Public Service Management at DePaul University reflects on what she saw when she and other students traveled to the Philippines. “Listening to the poor,” she writes, “is key to finding solutions that can meet their... by annaread | May 21, 2008 | Vincentian Family
Bishop Thomas Nguyen Van Tan of the Diocese of Vinh Long, which is about 50 miles southwest of Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam, has issued a strongly worded protest of the government’s plan to build a hotel on land taken in 1977 from the Daughters of Charity. Read the...