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)Â 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... by John Freund, CM | Feb 1, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Louise was a mystic… and that was what led her to serve the poor. In a well documented study “Saint Louise de Marillac, a mystic”, Benito MartÃnez Betanzos, CM, comes to the conclusion that “Mysticism led Louise de Marillac to serve the... by John Freund, CM | Jan 31, 2012 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The NGO of Congregation of the Mission and Daughters of Charity reports on a victory for domestic workers. Domestic workers, people who work in other people’s homes in order to support themselves and their families, are extremely vulnerable because they work away from...
