by John Freund, CM | Feb 17, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Daughters of Charity were skilled nurses long before Florence Nightingale. In Say Little, Do Much, Sioban Nelson, says the popular view that nursing invented itself in the second half of the nineteenth century is historically inaccurate and dismissive of the...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 17, 2009 | Vincentian Family
St. Vincent gloried in the title “Servants of the Poor” as occasional famvin poster Susan Stabile reminds readers of her personal blog Creo en Dios. In these times of economic crisis she very simply connects the dots between Jesus, Vincent, the social...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 16, 2009 | Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
The keynote speakers at the North American Vincentian Family Gathering April 16-19, Allison Boisvert and Eddie Friel present insights into different but deeply inter-related dimensions of “systemic change” – the personal and structural. This week...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 16, 2009 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
February 18 is the feast of Francis Regis Clet (1748-1820), a saint who only wanted a watch… and some money to follow it. As he was fleeing persecution at age 70 he wrote… “I want none of this world’s goods, apart from a decent watch; only one...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 16, 2009 | Formation, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Leadership Program (VLP) in Manila, a collaborative endeavour of De Paul University-Chicago (DPU), Adamson University-Manila (AdU) and the Vincentian Center for Asia Pacific (VINCAP) to promote the Vincentian legacy and leadership. It will be held at...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 15, 2009 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
On February 17, 1856 Pope Pius IX approved the Sisters of Charity of Halifax. Their web site is http://www.schalifax.ca/index.html