by John Freund, CM | Jun 21, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
For those interest in Voice of the Poor efforts Half in Ten has developed a social media directory to facilitate connections among grassroots advocacy organizations and policy experts working to reduce poverty and create economic opportunity. We hope you’ll connect...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 20, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The annual CEO Sleepout in the midst of Australia’s winter is just shy of 4 million dollars according to its website. There are more than 100,000 Australians who sleep rough each night of the year. Just under half of these are women; a quarter of these are under...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 20, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Sr. Louise Sullivan interviews Sr. Elisabeth Charpy, DC about the life and works of St. Louise de Marillac. This segment covers the foundation of the “little schools” of the Confraternities, that were established in seventeenth century France. They opened...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 20, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth kick off campaign to provide 200 scholarships for girls and young women worldwide. Why girls and young women? According to the United Nations, approximately 40 million girls worldwide do not go to school because they cannot afford...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 19, 2012 | Vincentian Family
I recently saw the following statistics… The Congregation of the Mission numbers some 3,200 priests, brothers and deacons. They serve in 85 countries on all continents and are structured into 50 provinces and vice provinces, as well as four regions (which are...
