by John Freund, CM | Jan 13, 2010 | Collaboration, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative, Vincentian Lay Missionaries
Vincentian Lay Missionary Krissy Bennett Bruce saw a possibility to help disaster efforts in Haiti, so she posted it on Facebook. “…people can text ‘HAITI’ to 90999 and a $10 donation will be made to Red Cross. $10 will be added to your phone...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 13, 2010 | Collaboration, Featured, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Reports are pouring in depicting the magnitude of the crisis unfolding in Haiti. The Vincentian Family has a long history of presence in Haiti and is very much present in this crisis. It may well be providential that in this year dedicated to the 350th Anniversary of...
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...
