by John Freund, CM | Dec 6, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Amanda writes another Open Letter this time to St. Catherine Laboure on her blog Drink Deeply My Daughter. Dear Sister Laboure, I’m pretty sure you know who I am. Did St. Vincent, that same old man that appeared in your dreams so long ago, tell you? I’m...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 6, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Jere Hartnett (systemicchange.ssvp@ssvp.on.ca) writes the following from the perspective of the members of the Society who attended the meeting Inidanap;olis. The Gathering of 150 members of the Vincentian family took place in Indianapolis over a 4 day period from ...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 4, 2011 | Evangelization, Vincentian Family
Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi breaks off from his rounds at the Vatican at least once a day to whip out his smartphone and shoot off a note to his followers: “Good morning, good people!” he tweets. The Vatican’s top culture man,...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 4, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Saint Olaf Ladies of Charity (LOC) in Bountiful and the Our Lady of Lourdes Ladies of Charity in Salt Lake City distributed 102 backpacks donated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Centerville Humanitarian Service Room. Each of the backpacks...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 3, 2011 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Moyobamba (Agenzia Fides) – From several ecclesiastical institutions and structures prayer requests and help arrive for father Alfonso Asencios Zuloaga, a priest of the Congregation of the Mission (also known as the Vincentian Fathers) that has not yet been able...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 2, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
If you have ever looked closely at a letter from Depaul USA, you will have seen the tag line at the bottom, “Everyone should have a place to call home and a stake in their community” writes Charles Levesque Director of Depaul USA. That tag line is our...