by John Freund, CM | May 22, 2010 | Vincentian Family
CathNews Asia (May 19, 2010), has featured the Website of the National Society of St Vincent de Paul in Malaysia.  There are now 62 conferences with a membership of 900, according to their website.
by John Freund, CM | May 22, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Exemplifying many of the principles of systemic change Sister Maria Ntjuyn, DC, starts with needle and thread in her sewing classes in the “Give Me a Chance Project.” Eventually, when the program is running efficiently, she wants to turn it over to the...
by John Freund, CM | May 20, 2010 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
In 1918 Pier Giorgio joined the Saint Vincent de Paul Society. At graduation from school, his father presented him with a choice of money or a car. Pier Giorgio chose money and then distributed the gift to the poor. He also said, “Charity is not enough: we need...
by John Freund, CM | May 19, 2010 | Formation, Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
Fr.Yohanes Murjiyono,CM introduces the website of Vocation Animation of Chinese Province. Depending upon your knowledge of Chinese it is fortunately or unfortunately in the Chinese language. But the graphic presents a compelling contemporary image dropping everything...
by John Freund, CM | May 18, 2010 | Collaboration, Systemic change, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
This week is a special one for Haitians: May 18, is Haitian Flag Day. Zafen has found a place in its celebrations, according to an article in CityLimits (New York) Tatiana Benjamin, a Haitian-American Brooklyn College student who helped organize a Zafèn fundraiser...
by John Freund, CM | May 18, 2010 | Collaboration, Featured, Formation, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
“I am writing to introduce and commend the work of Depaul International, a group of charities founded and grounded in the Vincentian spirit, working with homeless and disadvantaged people around the world. Currently Depaul International has subsidiary charities...