by annaread | Apr 20, 2008 | Formation
The Catholic Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama USA is where several Daughters of Charity and the “poet-priest of the South”, Abram J. Ryan C.M., are buried. Two years ago a local group decided to clean up and beautify the site. Read the story.
by annaread | Mar 12, 2008 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The Earth Times, an online environmental news site, features an article about “Discarded to Divine”, a fundraiser in which San Francisco-area designers recycle discarded clothing into fresh fashion. It benefits projects of the Society of Saint Vincent de...
by annaread | Mar 11, 2008 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
For years the thrift store of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in McMinnville, Oregon USA has been bursting at the seams. Now retail space AND storage space will expand by about thirty per cent, thanks to a grant from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund. Read the...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 9, 2008 | Formation, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
“During the recently concluded meeting of the Vincentian Family International Heads from 31 January to 01 February 2008, a plan was approved to hold formation sessions, in the next years (2008-2010)”CONTINENTAL FORMATION SESSIONS FOR VINCENTIAN FAMILY...
by sjs | Mar 9, 2008 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The New York Times Magazine focuses its attention this week on giving. The features include a piece on the faces of social entrepreneurship as well as David Leonhardt’s analysis of why people give. Read the articles and see a slide show.
by annaread | Mar 6, 2008 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
In coming weeks, farmers across America will coordinate a massive donation to food pantries. An egg farmer in Utah already donates regularly to programs of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. Read the story.
