by John Freund, CM | Dec 16, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Sr. Rose Pacete concludes  her review of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” with these words … “This is the story of Bilbo Baggins, a gentle, simple hobbit who followed a call and went on an adventure to help his neighbors, to lay down his...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 15, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Making your life count. This video from the St. Vincent dePaul Society puts the question out there. Your heart beats 100,000 times each day. Put your hand on your heart. Feel it beating. That’s your life clock. Someday its going to stop. A lot of things are...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 14, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Playing Billiards and Cleaning Floors: The Story of Sister Martina Vázquez Gordo. This is how Amanda Kern begins telling the fascinating story of another Daughter of Charity who even though she could be likened to Mother Teresa ended up a martyr and now has been...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 13, 2012 | Vincentian Family
St Vincent de Paul Society will provide a new service to rapidly rehouse the homeless who frequently use temporary accommodation services in western Sydney. The NSW government will release $1 million to St Vincent de Paul Society over the next year with an aim to...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 12, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Meeting people in poverty face-to-face is the fundamental first action of Vincentians, as members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul are called. Strengthened by prayer and reflection, they go two by two to relieve human need, always beginning with a personal visit....
by John Freund, CM | Dec 11, 2012 | Vincentian Family
All Hallows marked the launch of a new Mission Statement (link no longer active) with a ceremony in November 2012. Mass was celebrated by the Superior-General of the worldwide Vincentian Family, Rev Gregory Gay CM. Fr Gegory welcomed the promulgation of the...