by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2010 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Have you ever heard of Kibera? You will not find it on any map or globe, but it is there – right in the heart of Nairobi in Kenya – the second largest slum in the world with nearly 1,000,000 people including 100,000 orphans. Its sole infrastructure are the tens of...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 8, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
After consultation with all of the Sisters in the uniting Provinces (580 Sisters), Sister Louise Gallahue, presently the Visitatrix, i.e., Leader, of the Albany Province, has been designated by the Superioress General, Sister Evelyne Franc, and the General Council to...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 7, 2010 | Vincentian Family
Feast of the Immaculate Conception – VinFormation has collated a number of resources that help appreciate the place of Mary in the Vincentian Tradtion. Mary in the Vincentian Tradition Thomas McKenna, CM Five Faces of Mary Robert Maloney, CM St. Vincent de Paul...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 6, 2010 | Vincentian Family
The Toy Run 2010 marks the 16th year that St Vincent de Paul Society has been part of the Toy Run. Led by Santa up to 20,000 motor cyclists participating in the annual Run will make thisChristmas a happier time for thousands of children. Due to their generosity and...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 5, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Suppose not only your house was flooded but your country slipped beneath the waves of the ocean. This situation is not fiction but reality for the 12,500 inhabitants of the Island of Tuvalu. Sister Germain Price, CM reports from the “Climate Change”: Conference at...
