by John Freund, CM | Nov 8, 2009 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
“I say, “you respond with love.” How would you, for instance, respond if it was your brother or sister approaching you on the street? This is the response we are called to give as family members of this human race, as Christians. What would you do? Well, you...
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 28, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Two videotapes designed by Daughters of Charity for use by groups to initiate discussion of spiritual health care in organizations are available: An Invitation to Healing: a baseline concept of spiritual health care and Called to Care: caregivers reflect on spiritual...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 16, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
St. Vincent’s Health System Chief Executive John O’Neil told Hoover business leaders Thursday that health care is a right, not a privilege, and said uninsured Americans deserve 100 percent coverage and 100 percent access. Full story.
by John Freund, CM | Oct 9, 2009 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The St. Vincent de Paul Home for the Aged celebrated its Golden Anniversary (1960-2010). An early motorcade around the city led by an image of St. Vincent de Paul was joined by lolos and lolas, officers and members of Damas de Caridad and parishioners of the Fatima...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 5, 2009 | Evangelization, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
“Once I asked her why she chose this specialty (infectious diseases). She fixed me with her direct gaze, looking at me as if I had asked a really strange question: “Because the poor are disproportionately affected by infectious disease,” she said. “That is where...
