by John Freund, CM | Jan 16, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Catholic Scholars Experience Vincentian Roots in Paris and Universal Church in Rome – St. John’s Website. Blending coursework with a journey of faith, 15 sophomores in St. John’s University’s Catholic Scholars Program spent the weeks prior to the Spring...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 16, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
This is not a “knock, knock” joke but a notice about the AUstralian SVDP “Doorknocker” campaign. They have a  recruiting drive in Catholic secondary schools and beyond the borders of parishes into the general community is expected to boost the...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Especially after the great recession forced so many into the ranks of the poor through no  fault of their own Barbara Ehrenreich elaborates…The Great Recession should have put the victim-blaming theory of poverty to rest. In the space of only a few months,...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Daughters of Charity Health System (DCHS) Board of Directors announced today its decision to solicit proposals from Catholic, public, non-profit and for-profit organizations to purchase DCHS hospitals individually or the health system in its entirety. This...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2014 | Systemic change
Thanks to a new systemic change project ex-offenders have a second chance in their lives as they  receive training in running a business built around giving things a “second chance.” The Religieuses de Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur, member of the Charity...
