by John Freund, CM | Sep 26, 2010 | Vincentian Family
In his Angelus message today, as part of his reflection on service to others, the Pope recalled that Monday is the feast of St. Vincent de Paul, a priest whom he said 350 years ago in France knew how to organize stable forms of service to marginalized people ...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 25, 2010 | Vincentian Family
The College of Mount Saint Vincent gave Philippine President Benigno Aquino IIIÂ the Elizabeth Seton Medal His mother and Mount Saint Vincent alumna, the late President Corazon Aquino, also received the medal in 1984. Read more for other awards honoring mother...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 24, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sister Dolores Coleman, D.C. has just published her second volume of Poetry, Sparrow Songs. All proceeds are donated to the Ministry for the Deaf, in which she served for many years. It can be purchased on Amazon.com. Click Read More for Fr. Robert Maloney’s...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 23, 2010 | Collaboration
Here is your chance to double your impact in Haiti. During the week of Sept. 27th to Oct. 3rd, the International Vincentian Family will match the first US$25,000 in loans contributed on Zafèn. Zafèn is FamVin’s online microloan site for Haiti created to commemorate...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 23, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Ground level Peace “Works” not just “Talks”. With so much press coverage of high level peace efforts at the UN it is instructive to see the work of the Daughters of Charity “Trying to help the poorest of the poor in Gaza”. Click...