by annaread | Feb 12, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
A fund-raiser and a recycling initiative, Aurora Glass makes drawer pulls, sun catchers, vases and more (right: an ornament). The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul of Lane County, Oregon saw opportunity in a “mountain of glass” near a freeway — this... by annaread | Feb 12, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Uncategorized
The Saint Louis Review Online has a summary of plans by the United States’ National Council for celebration of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul’s 175th anniversary in April. Read the article. by annaread | Feb 8, 2008 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
A conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul confronted Prince Edward Island, Canada legislators about the impact on the poor of rising home heating costs. “We are subsidizing the government,” the legislators were told. Read the article. by annaread | Feb 7, 2008 | Evangelization, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
That was a woman’s instant reaction when an agency offered a contact with the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Canberra, Australia. Soaring mortgage interest rates there, as around the world, are hitting hard. Read the story. by annaread | Feb 6, 2008 | Evangelization, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Lacking funds to continue operations, the Family Service Center sponsored by the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Spokane, Washington USA will close at the end of the month. Financial pressures are one issue; the board president also cited the aging and declining... by John Freund, CM | Feb 1, 2008 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The International Confederation of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul was proposed by the FEBESP (Federation of Charity, Philanthropy and Religious Institutions of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil) in December 2007 for the Nobel Peace Prize 2008 to the Norwegian Nobel...