by John Freund, CM | Jun 9, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
On Monday, the members of the General Assembly elected the new General Councillors of the Company. The General Council, therefore, now consists of the following: Sr Kathleen APPLER, American Sr Christa BAUER, Austrian, re-elected Sr Zofia DANISCAKOVA, Slovakian,...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 7, 2009 | Vincentian Family
The latest segment of famvin.org is VinFormation. It s devoted to developing materials suitable for formation in the charism. Visit this page to see ideas on how VinFormation can be used in a varietey of settings – Self–study, small gorups, large groups,...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 6, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sister Regina Bechtle, a Sister of Charity of New York, enriched the reflection that has been taking place since the beginning of the Assembly by her treatment of the theme Community as a sign of prophecy and hope. In the third part of her talk, Sister Regina referred...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 6, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Many people think that garbage is utterly useless, fit only to be thrown away. But as the world marks World Environment Day on June 5, Sister Anna Wiwik Soepraptiwi says that is not the proper way to manage waste. Sisters and a layworker sorting waste materials...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 5, 2009 | Vincentian Family
SYDNEY: The 130 CEOs and business leaders taking part in the St Vincent de Paul Society’s CEO Sleepout . They have already raise one dollar for each homless person in Australia. Thanks to Tim WIlliams for notice of this.
by John Freund, CM | Jun 5, 2009 | Vincentian Family
The Brothers of Charity (founded by the Belgian St. Vincent) have posted their June newsletter-ida-june-20091 They report on their initiative in interreligious dialogue in identifying cooperation between Muslims and Christians. This issue also features reports from...