by John Freund, CM | Jun 8, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
From mowing lawns to meeting needs of the marginalized, young Vincentian and Catholic social entrepreneurs grow up. Read more about de Paul University students and the prominent place of Catholic univiersities in the movement to serve the world and make a profit. Kris...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 7, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
There are many Daughters of Charity who, like Jesus, travel the roads of life reaching out to those their fellow travellers making theirs hearts burn with the flame of Love. To them they also open their doors inviting others to share the mission that gives meaning to...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 6, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
UNESCO Brazil promoted a composition contest on the topic: “How to Stop Poverty and Inequality” – A young member of the Vincent dePaul Society used the metaphor of a recipe for baking a cake and took home the prize. From the total of 41.329...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 6, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul today is present in 141 countries with 145 Superior, National and Assimilated Councils. It has 50,000 Conferences and over 700,000 members. It distributes over 550 million euros in aid every year around the world. How did this...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 5, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
In a “love is inventive unto infinity” story that Vincent would enjoy, Green TV’s short segment called “Once Upon a Mattress†documents the St. Vincent dePaul Society’s (Lane County, Oregon), mattress recycling plant. “We really are the...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 5, 2008 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Channel 1, with 2 millions viewers proclaimed Vincentian Father Tri Minh Duong, CM New Yorker of the Week on 16 May 2008,. New York One is a 24-hour TV news channe that reaches more than two million cable TV users in the five boroughs of New York City. In addition to...