by John Freund, CM | Jun 18, 2009 | Vincentian Family
National Council of the SSVDP does not have a Headquarter for the meetings and they even do not have resources for the payment of the registration of their Statutes. In order to obtain resources for the continuity of their activities, the National Council of Paraguay... by John Freund, CM | Jun 17, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The definitive biography, Elizabeth Bayley Seton 1774-1821, originated from a doctoral dissertation written nearly sixty years ago by Annabelle Melville, at The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Little did she anticipate that two years later in 1951,... by John Freund, CM | Jun 15, 2009 | Congregation of the Mission, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
What is Vincentian spirituality? What elements, practices, approaches are essential to it as a spirituality? Fr. Dan Borlik CM reflects on this in his Vincentian Encyclopedia article Spirituality of the Poor? Spirituality of Justice?Fr. Dan Borlik, CM is currently... by John Freund, CM | Jun 15, 2009 | Congregation of the Mission, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
In “Shared Sickness” TB in the Ngobe Family Fr. Joe Fitzgerald, CM uses video as part of his  doctoral project to tell the story of how this disease affects the indigenous Ngobe people of Panama. by John Freund, CM | Jun 14, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Systemic change is urgently needed when 130 million girls and women worldwide are currently living with the consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) according to the World Health Organization. In Africa, about three million girls are at risk for FGM annually... by John Freund, CM | Jun 13, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The St Vincent de Paul Society New South Walves launched its report, Known Territory: A Study of Marginalisation and Homelessness in Katoomba. According to the note on the Australian CM site the Known Territory report gives a voice to those who often have none. “ The...
