by John Freund, CM | Jun 12, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF of the NY Times wrote in March 2007… For those readers who ask me what they can do to help fight poverty, one option is to sit down at your computer and become a microfinancier. That’s what I did recently. From my laptop in New York, I lent...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 12, 2007 | Vincentian Family
Lis Bright, Coordinator, informs us that the May-June edition of the Vincentian Family World Youth Day Newsletter is available on line. Please feel free to distribute this newsletter amongst your networks. Visit our website www.vincentians.org.au/wyd to find out more...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 11, 2007 | Vincentian Family
WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 11, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Those who have contributed least to the problems of climate change are the ones who will suffer its consequences the most, says an official from the U.S. bishops’ conference. John Carr, the secretary of the...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 9, 2007 | Vincentian Family
On Monday 29th May 2007, the Daughters of Charity were among the community leaders recognised for their ‘inspirational’ service in this year’s Dublin Lord Mayor’s Awards Ceremony which took place in the Mansion House, Dublin. Sr. Catherine Prendergast,...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 8, 2007 | Vincentian Family
Last year, 1,800 Vincentian volunteers logged nearly 134,000 hours and put almost 400,000 miles on their cars reaching out to one million individuals in need. They also raised more than $1 million. Taken together, these acts of charity beg the question, Why do many...
