by John Freund, CM | Dec 6, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Amanda writes another  Open Letter  this time to St. Catherine Laboure on her blog Drink Deeply My Daughter. Dear Sister Laboure, I’m pretty sure you know who I am. Did St. Vincent, that same old man that appeared in your dreams so long ago, tell you? I’m...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 6, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Jere Hartnett  (systemicchange.ssvp@ssvp.on.ca) writes the following from the perspective of the members of the Society who attended the meeting Inidanap;olis. The Gathering of 150 members of the Vincentian family took place in Indianapolis over a 4 day period from ...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 4, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A new documentary film, “Blood in the Mobile,” powerfully addresses both the limits of the imagination and our sense of connection to atrocities committed on the other side of the world. STORY HIGHLIGHTS In Congo, militia groups and army factions control...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 4, 2011 | Evangelization, Vincentian Family
Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi breaks off from his rounds at the Vatican at least once a day to whip out his smartphone and shoot off a note to his followers: “Good morning, good people!” he tweets. Â The Vatican’s top culture man,...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 4, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Saint Olaf Ladies of Charity (LOC) in Bountiful and the Our Lady of Lourdes Ladies of Charity in Salt Lake City distributed 102 backpacks donated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Centerville Humanitarian Service Room. Each of the backpacks...
