by John Freund, CM | Oct 18, 2009 | Justice and Peace
The Club of Madrid is asking people throughout the world to sign a Call to Action to world leaders…. The Club of Madrid’s membership constitutes the world’s largest forum of ex-Presidents and Prime Ministers and offers today’s leaders an unequaled body of...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 18, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Neither slaps from his father, nor his friends’ ridicule, nor discrimination by some of his fellow seminarians, nor serious cancer were able to stifle this young gypsy’s vocation to the priesthood. “In school I felt attracted to the figure of Jesus...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 16, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
St. Vincent’s Health System Chief Executive John O’Neil told Hoover business leaders Thursday that health care is a right, not a privilege, and said uninsured Americans deserve 100 percent coverage and 100 percent access. Full story.
by John Freund, CM | Oct 15, 2009 | News, Social
The Finnish government has become the first in the world to make broadband internet access a legal right. With 96% of citizens online the mandate was necessary in order to improve the availability of internet in Finland’s remote rural areas, improve the quality...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 15, 2009 | Vincentian Family
See for yourself! Video of the Gateway Vincentian Vounteers. If you are between the ages of 21 and 30 (or know someone) looking for a great service opportunity, check out the Gateway Vincentian Volunteers (link no longer active). See also the Colorado Vincentian...