by annaread | Mar 19, 2008 | Evangelization, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Earlier in the week we mentioned the preschool project for homeless children sponsored by the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Eugene, Oregon USA. Now a television station has picked up the story, complete with video. See the coverage.
by annaread | Mar 13, 2008 | Evangelization, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
A Seattle woman who has been a Society of Saint Vincent de Paul volunteer for more than half her lifetime recently described the satisfactions of the work and her apprehensions about the direction of the economy. Read the story.
by annaread | Mar 12, 2008 | Evangelization, News
Pope Benedict XVI has designated that a Cuban orphanage will receive the collection taken up on Holy Thursday, March 20. At La Edad de Oro in Havana, Daughters of Charity care for the handicapped. Read the story.
by annaread | Mar 11, 2008 | Evangelization, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The world-wide celebration of the 175th anniversary of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul caused a newspaper in Johnstown, Pennsylvania USA, a town designated in 1992 as a “financially distressed municipality”, to take a look at the Society’s work...
by annaread | Feb 26, 2008 | News
A woman who arrived in the US without documents 17 years ago and who now works as a high school counselor talked about her journey recently at a presentation on immigration issues. The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth are part of her story. Read the article.
by annaread | Feb 21, 2008 | News
Gail Rieth RSM, who worked on the famvin.org team, died unexpectedly just a year ago. An educator and a skilled group facilitator, Sister Gail moved seamlessly among the societies of religious, women’s shelters, school children, leaders of dioceses, geeks, and...
