by John Freund, CM | Jul 16, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Depaul UK is using video to tell the story of homeless youth. Daryl is a film in which he takes us on a tour of where he slept on the street, where he grew up, etc. It is part of a series of about a dozen such films. Visit their Depaul UK YouTube channel so see the...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 16, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Now here is something to think about! Time Magazine asks…Want to help the poor? Start by taking money out of their hands. More specifically, cash — coins and paper bills are the silent enemy of the poor, with costs often out of proportion with their day-to-day...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Rome ReportsTV points out that Ramadan is a spiritual month  include praying the Islamic rosary and calling out 100 different words used to refer to Allah, or God.  More than just abstaining from food, Mustafa Cenap Aydin, director of the Tevere Institute in...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 15, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Amanda writes of the impact of  the martyr Ita Ford MM “I found that house on Westminster Place, paused, and prayed. This was no ordinary former novitiate to me, of which there are plenty in St Louis. This was not just a historical building. It meant something...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 14, 2012 | Vincentian Family
 “Receive my warm and heartfelt greeting on this special day when we celebrate the 182nd anniversary of the first apparition of the Virgin Mary to Saint Catherine Laboure and the beginning of the adventure known as the Vincentian Marian Youth...
