by John Freund, CM | May 4, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
It’s the time of year again when Australian CEO’s of businesses large and small sleep out in the winter cold not only to raise funds, but raise awareness of homelessness. Since 2006 the event has raised over $13 million of important funds for Vinnies...
by John Freund, CM | May 4, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Reaching out to the periphery – On April 28, Los Angeles-based deacon Scott Claassen received his ordination in the least likely place: A laundromat. “Most of the ordinations I’ve been to have been in large cathedrals,” Claassen told The...
by John Freund, CM | May 3, 2014 | Daughters of Charity
82 Sisters, 48 nationalities, 5 continents, 7 languages International Session of Spiritual and Vincentian Revitalization – Sisters 25-40 years vocation [Motherhouse] Daughters of Charity, 25 to 40 years vocation, met at the Motherhouse in Paris from 31 March to 14...
by John Freund, CM | May 3, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Technology: Issues and Uses
Two Sisters of Charity, Rita Hawk and Laetitia Slusser, have been conducting online courses since 2009 and 2011 respectively, to certify teachers in dioceses from across the United States to Japan; from Germany to Australia; from Canada to Southern Arabia; from Italy...
by John Freund, CM | May 2, 2014 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
Just Care! Vincentian Women in Action! Make plans to join the Ladies of Charity USA in Milwaukee, September 12-13, 2014. The Association of Ladies of Charity in Milwaukee, Wisconsin welcomes you to a “Great City on a Great Lake.” Our Theme: “Just Care! Vincentian...
