by John Freund, CM | Feb 4, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Cheques for £500 were given to Depaul UK in The Grove, the country’s largest youth homeless charity, and House of Mercy in Edwin Street, which provides a day centre for homeless people or those with inadequate accommodation. The money came from the Kent Police...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 4, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Although still more than a year away there is already an official site for World Youth Day in Rio deJaniero. WYDRio launched February 1 The excitement over WYDRio is growing. The national committee for WYD 2013 announced the logo will be revealed to the world on...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 3, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The International SVDP site lists its collaborations with the Vincentian Family by continent. They hope this compilation will encourage others to seek opportunities for collaboration. They also ask the list be updated. (See below for a list of collaboration in...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 3, 2012 | Vincentian Family
As we celebrate Catholic School Week January 29 to February 4 in the United States, it is interesting to go back in time and wonder, “What exactly was Saint Elizabeth Seton’s first school like? How was it organized? What textbooks were used? What about the discipline?...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 2, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Sr. Carol Keehan, DC speaking on behalf of the Catholic Health Association has released an updated statement on the recent HHS position on a narrow religious exemption for Catholic institutional employers. CHA and its members were profoundly disappointed to learn that...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 1, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr Giuseppina (1863-1924) founded the “Young Women of Charity” in 1917, and opened with them in the poor, overpopulated suburb of Marina del Poetto a facility for the care of children afflicted with rickets and scrofulosis, a form of tuberculosis. Other...
