by John Freund, CM | Jan 13, 2010 | Collaboration, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
The Bishop of Port au Prince, Msgr. Joseph Miot, aged 63, was killed in the quake as well as the head of the UN Mission, Hedi Annabi.
by John Freund, CM | Jan 7, 2010 | Collaboration, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
2010 marks two-thirds of the way into a remarkable global experiment in ending poverty. In 2000, Australia joined 189 countries in committing to the Millennium Development Goals. These goals aim to halve extreme poverty by 2015 and end it by 2025. In September this...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 28, 2009 | Collaboration, Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
All the churches in Denmark will ring their bells 350 times to mark the end of the climate conference in Copenhagen. WHY? 350 refers to 350 parts per million: This is the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere according to many scientists, climate experts, and...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 4, 2009 | Collaboration, Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
An Initiative of the Worldwide Vincentian Family, DePaul University, the Haitian Diaspora and Fonkoze, the project, which will reach out to the poorest of the poor, is in continuity with the worldwide Vincentian Family’s recent focus on systemic change. As part of the...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 11, 2009 | Collaboration, Vincentian Family
Working together to make a difference in the lives of 350 vulnerable people is the goal Vincentian Family in Britain. This will take place through 350 activities in addition to the regular work of the Family throughout the country. The term ‘people’ is used in the...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 7, 2009 | Collaboration, Featured, Systemic change, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
VinFormation, the formation segment of famvin, has developed a feature, “Faces of Hope – Haiti”, based on material and a report sent by Fr. Robert Maloney, CM sharing impressions of the 2010 Projects Committee that visited Haiti in mid August. This...
