by John Freund, CM | Nov 21, 2009 | Featured, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
To understand some statistics one needs to be an economist. There are other statistics that are quite revealing. Vincent could tell the state of affairs by how many people showed up at the doors of St. Lazare. “Vincent’s Pulse”...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 21, 2009 | Justice and Peace
On Nov. 30, more than 1,000 cities around the globe will floodlight a monument symbolizing opposition to the death penalty, joining with the Community of Sant’Egidio in their “No Justice Without Life” initiative. This according to Zenit.org.
by John Freund, CM | Nov 19, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
The New South Wales Vinnies WYD 08 Pilgrim Group recently had a reunion-reflection to celebrate one year since World Youth Day. One of the exercises the group participated in was the development of some reflections to accompany the 2009 Social Justice Sunday...
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...
