by John Freund, CM | Jun 10, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Ed Keane writes, “I’m  writing to ask you to pray for, Penny Craig, National President of Canada, who was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus on Monday. At this time its still unknown if the cancer has spread to other areas.  This week she attended...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 9, 2012 | Vincentian Family
A Canadian  SVDP volunteer reflects on her learning experience and  invites people at City Hall to get out their walking shoes and meet with people like this man, to walk alongside, to listen and to understand how poverty affects Hamiltonians. “As I walked...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Consumers are increasingly buying cheap goods and the second-hand items they eventually donate have little if any life and value left in them. A report from Australia illstrates the impact on SVDP Thrift Shops. People who once bought a second-hand shirt from a thrift...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 9, 2012 | Church
RomeReports writes, The monastic life is one of silence and prayer. Many convents are characterized by the products made by religious and then sold to visitors, however this method of bringing in extra income is changing. Many of these religious are now selling these...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 8, 2012 | Vincentian Family
While powerful lobbies work to influence legislators and legislation who speak with and for the those who are on the margins in a world that seems to forgot a basic concept of Christianity – the “common good”. The national SVDP USA site  writes,...
