by John Freund, CM | Dec 17, 2011 | Vincentian Family
The Brothers of Charity are a religious congregation founded by the “Belgian St. Vincent”, Peter Joseph Triest in 1807. With Vincent as their patron their mission is to promote a culture of charity wherever people are wounded in their existential...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 16, 2011 | Vincentian Family
In an amazing time-lapse YouTube video Kurt Savage solves 100 cubes and arranges them to form a QR code that people can scan and text money to support DepaulUK! And all this is prelude to his January 12th attempt to run a solve 100 rubick cubes as he runs a half...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 16, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Rev Dennis Holtschneider, president of DePaul University, received the Vincentian Charism Award at a November 2011 celebration at All Hallows University, Ireland.  Cited for for his dedication to good governance and leadership in higher education and Catholic higher...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 15, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The St. VIncent de Paul Society in London has launched a “starter kit” costing £3 which it hopes will help homeless people in London to stay warm and maintain their hygiene. The Vinnie Pack, which was created by the St Vincent de Paul Society, contains...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 15, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Joe Fitzgerald share a YouTube video  explaining how the “Semillas de Esperanza” groups work together to build a better future for their families in an area where more than 90% of families live in extreme poverty. Central to the program is the...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 13, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Ed Udovic writes, “It is not an exaggeration to see Vincent de Paul as one of the great Tridentine Reformers. France was the last of the major Catholic countries to accept the council’s decrees and adopt them (in 1615) as the platform for the renewal...