by Beth | Nov 13, 2003 | Vincentian Family
 Catholic Orders Seek Recruits in Cyberspace Wed November 12, 2003 12:24 PM ET By Deborah Scoblionkov PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Some Catholic religious orders, shaken by church sex scandals and a drop in priesthood volunteers, are turning to cyberspace to attract...
by Beth | Nov 12, 2003 | Uncategorized
What is it that [the poor] teach us? They remind us of the impermanence of this existence and how attached we are to what passes away. ” Taken from the beginning of day 12 of a 40 day email/e-course retreat at “Spirituality and Health” We have so...
by Beth | Nov 12, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Bujumbura Burindi: The government of Burundi launched a new malaria treatment, a combination therapy of artesunate and amodiaquine, on Monday, and announced the stoppage of chloroquine and fansidar, which have become resistant to the disease. “The new medicine...
by Beth | Nov 12, 2003 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
On October 4th, the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride rally attracted close to 100,000 people from all over the USA to Flushing Meadows Park in New York to protest the current treatment of many groups of immigrants to our country. Religious (Cardinal Egan, Bp. DiMarzio),...
by Beth | Nov 11, 2003 | Vincentian Family
GOLD COAST QLD, November 9, 2003 (catholicleader.com.au): Homeless single fathers and their children, who are sleeping in cars or on the beach each night, are the new face of poverty on the Gold Coast. St Vincent de Paul Society Gold Coast regional president Stephen...