by John Freund, CM | Apr 7, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
“For Louise de Marillac the Church is not some distant entity or a hierarchical institution to which she must submit herself. All Christians are members of the mystical body and each individual has a concrete function to perform in order to accomplish a common...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 25, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Someone has need of it! Depaul UK launches its Spare Room Campaign in response to the dramatic rise in youth homelessness. The campaign sees Depaul UK team up with local charities across the country to call on the 7.5 million households nationwide who have a spare...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 21, 2013 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops critiqued federal budget proposals for their suggested cuts to social aid programs, which they said would harm the poor and vulnerable. “The moral measure of this budget debate is not which party wins or which...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“No one patches an old cloak with a piece of unshrunken cloth… People do not put new wine into old wineskins…” (Mt 9:16-17) “We are Vincentians” has posted an English translation of a fine piece on systemic change as something that challenges us and sends...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 11, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Which side of the Bay do you live on? BusinessInsider presents “An Ingenious Use Of Google Maps To Tell Where Rich People And Poor People Live” It is as simple as mapping the location of Walmart and WholeFood stores at the California Bay area. They write...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 9, 2013 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
On International Woman’s Day the AIC, announced that they will gather in Bangkok to foster education for women as a tool to long-lasting poverty alleviation. The AIC, the first of Vincent dePaul’s foundations, International Assembly of the Delegates March...