by John Freund, CM | Dec 23, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Giving is FAR REACHING award recognizes a grantmaker who gave beyond the typical grant. In-kind support and volunteerism are critical to helping nonprofits stretch a dollar and strengthen their organization. Being responsive to community needs often means...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 22, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Guillermo “Memo” Campuzano, C.M. drew a crowd of 130 Sisters of Charity and Associates, Vincentian Priests, Colorado Vincentian Volunteers (CVVs), CVV Alumni and St. Vincent de Paul Society members to Risen Christ parish in Denver this past November. Calling on...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 22, 2011 | Vincentian Family
The Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and a number of other branches sends Christmas Greeting to all members of the world-wide Vincentian Family. The 14 minute video includes Christmas greetings spoken in the native languages of the various members...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 20, 2011 | Vincentian Family
The Vincent dePaul Society in Australia has a solution for the dilemma of what to do with unwanted Christmas gifts – valued at more than $750 million last year – has been solved with the launch of an Australian first Christmas Gift Amnesty to help people donate...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 20, 2011 | Church
What is your guess? Check your guess against the stats. First, the big number, that is, how many churches in America. Hartford Institute estimates there are roughly 335,000 religious congregations in the United States. Of those, about 300,000 are Protestant and other...