by John Freund, CM | Jun 14, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Systemic change is urgently needed when 130 million girls and women worldwide are currently living with the consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) according to the World Health Organization. In Africa, about three million girls are at risk for FGM annually...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 10, 2009 | Featured, Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
In the last 6 weeks much material has been added to the “formation” section of famvin.org http://vinformation.famvin.org/ In particular…ideas on how to use the site in formation and discernment...
by John Freund, CM | May 31, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Featured, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Sister Felicia Mazzola, D.C., Director of International Project Services, talks about the scope of projects which have emerged from the local people with the support of the Daughters, living and working within their communities around the world. As such many of their...
by John Freund, CM | May 24, 2009 | Church, Featured
With this video, Bring the Gospel to the Internet, Pope Benedict opens a new evangelization front on the 43rd World Communications Day. The page includes links to Vatican initiatives on Facebook, WikiCath, iPhone and YouTube. His message… ..Be sure to announce...
by John Freund, CM | May 17, 2009 | Collaboration, Featured, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
Those who are poor? The Catholic Climate Covenant asks “who’s under your carbon footprint?” in this hard-hitting Earth Day video. The impact of climate change falls heaviest on the world’s poor. The Union of Superiors General (USG) and...
by John Freund, CM | May 13, 2009 | Collaboration, Featured, Vincentian Family
“I write to you today to announce officially the beginning of our Jubilee Year, a year in which we will celebrate as Vincentian Family the anniversaries of the death and resurrection of our founders Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Louise de Marillac. We do so...
