by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Day Three Recap: ? Day Four Recap: On November 10, we reported on the Asian Continental Meeting on Systemic Change at Assumption University- Bangna Campus in Bangkok, Thailand from November 9 -14, 2009. Now, Video Recaps for Day 3 and Day 4 of this meeting are...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 10, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Sister Germaine , representing the Company of the Daughters of Charity at the United Nations , shares the news from the UN. More than 3,000 events were held in more than 120 countries as part of the campaign “Stand Up, Take Action, and End Poverty Now”. Governments...
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 | Oct 31, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Bishop of Parramatta, Bishop Kevin Manning, has written an open letter to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd calling on the Government to make a stand against those who “stir up xenophobia, peddle panic and oppose the rights of all people to seek asylum when faced with...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 21, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
Hidden Heroes are missionaries who are ministering in out of the way places, normally not noticed by many people, but doing masterful, Herculean tasks as part of their regular daily routine. We (Extension Society) honor them. Sr. Frances Vista, DC was one of them....
by John Freund, CM | Oct 18, 2009 | Justice and Peace
The Club of Madrid is asking people throughout the world to sign a Call to Action to world leaders…. The Club of Madrid’s membership constitutes the world’s largest forum of ex-Presidents and Prime Ministers and offers today’s leaders an unequaled body of...