by John Freund, CM | Jan 29, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Feast of two Daughters of Charity – Blessed Mary Ann Vaillot DC and Odile Baumgarten DC – is celebrated on February 1..  Both were martyred in France in 1794. They were declared Blessed in Rome on February 19, 1984, by Pope John Paul II as part of...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 28, 2013 | Systemic change
Ozanam fund hoping that school will help raise people out of povertyOntario’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul has launched an education program as it continues to evolve from a purely charitable organization to one that can fundamentally change lives. The Ozanam...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 28, 2013 | Vincentian Family
How can you help kids get a good start? In this heartfelt and personal talk, Colin Powell, the former U.S. Secretary of State, asks parents, friends and relatives to support children from before they even get to primary school, through community and a strong sense of...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 28, 2013 | Church, Evangelization, News
Canadian Vincentian Lynn L’Heureux offers this insight… We are ordinary people called by God as Paul was. We sin, we get angry and we make many mistakes. God, however, is quite extraordinary, and he does extraordinary works with ordinary and imperfect...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 27, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Do you wonder how to measure poverty? Do you know how we do it, but have a hard time putting it into simple words? This 3 minute video explains the methodology that we used, how it works and why it is important. Go ahead! Use and share this video! And come to our...
