by John Freund, CM | Mar 17, 2010 | Collaboration, Disasters and Responses, Formation, Justice and Peace, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
As we previously announced, the Vincentian Family will be commemorating the 350th anniversary of the deaths of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac by launching Zafen.org. This joint project will enable people throughout the world to contribute to...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2010 | Collaboration, Disasters and Responses, News, Systemic change, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
A status report on Haiti: Money flows, leadership lags Experts say this generosity, coupled with similar outpourings from other parts of the world, means the resources theoretically exist to rebuild, but they worry that funds could be squandered through a lack of...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 10, 2010 | Collaboration, Daughters of Charity, Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
The Cook Islands Mission of the Daughters of Charity experienced a rare transition, Wednesday, January 13, 2010 when they changed from leadership by the Australian Province to that of the US Province of the West. Full story Cook Islands Jan 2010 – pdf
by John Freund, CM | Mar 5, 2010 | Collaboration, Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
From Australian CM site – From Jan 11-16, representatives of the Asia-Oceania regions of the St Vincent de Paul Society visited 5 schools some 150 km from Meizhou, met with students, and donated 5 computers and printers to 5 different schools on behalf of the St...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 26, 2010 | Collaboration, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
What do 27 air mattresses, 19 young adults, 11 Sisters/Daughters of Charity, five and one-half bathrooms, 15 lbs of mashed potatoes, one parish food bank and clothing closet and three families moving back home have in common?
by John Freund, CM | Feb 25, 2010 | Collaboration, Daughters of Charity, Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
“With God’s blessing, for five days we had the privilege, to share the present reality of life with our Sisters of Haiti, in the heart of a people profoundly marked by suffering. Some reflections and video on the visit of Sr. Evelyne Franc, Superioress General...
