by John Freund, CM | Oct 11, 2010 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Are you one in a billion? On this World Food Day 2010 Oct. 16 there have never been so many hungry people in the world – 1 BILLION. The theme of this year’s observance is United against hunger. Uniting against hunger becomes real when state and civil society...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 10, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
King Mohamed VI honoured four Spanish Daughters of Charity, residents in Tangier, Morocco. The king praised the work of the Daughters of Charity at an orphanage in Alhucemas. Cick Read more to learn about other civic awards. “I know your work and we appreciate it very...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 9, 2010 | Vincentian Family
Beacons of Light 2010, Program 7 -“Celebrate Respect Life Sunday in Baton Rouge! Beacons of Light, Program 7, features SVDP Home Visits to the needy in the community and focuses on the Confraternities of Charity begun and developed by St. Vincent De Paul and...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 9, 2010 | Vincentian Family
The first work undertaken by the Ladies of Charity of Paris was to visit the women patients at Hôtel-Dieu hospital, bring them something to eat, exhort them to bear their illnesses, and to make a good general confession. Daughters of Charity were assigned to support...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 8, 2010 | Collaboration
For starters … more people have access to a cell phone than to a toilet. Calling all Vincentian Family bloggers! Blog Action Day is devoted to raising our consciousness. More than 2,200 bloggers from 113 different countries have already registered to blog about...
