by John Freund, CM | Jun 25, 2009 | Vincentian Family
BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION WEEKEND SCHEDULE – Friday, July 31, 2009 to Sunday, August 2, 2009 Events and activities are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009 The Seton Shrine historic sites will be open as usual beginning at...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 24, 2009 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The new Vincentian House in Sydney will replace a much smaller one that in the past few months has been turning away a staggering 10 times as many families as it can take. “Alarmingly, we are also seeing families becoming homeless who were previously in the...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 23, 2009 | Vincentian Family
From the website of the Seton Shrine “The Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish is a Catholic community in a landmark building connected to colonial times through the sanctity of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton who lived here. We endeavor to...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 22, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
220 Australian CEO’s raise more than 1/2 million dollars, up from a mere $40,000 last year, on behalf of the homeless by sleeping out in Sydney’s Luna Park on June 18. St Vincent de Paul Society organizers expressed sincere thanks to partners, sponsors...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 22, 2009 | Collaboration, Daughters of Charity, Featured, Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
“You have to start somewhere” and college students teach the Daughters and the SVDP one place to start for systemic change. “Sex Trafficking in Macon, Georgia?” is the lead story in the current joint newsletter of the Daughters of Charity and...
