by John Freund, CM | Sep 22, 2008 | Formation, Vincentian Family
Some new resources for the feast of St. Vincent… most notably vinformation, a site still in development and dedicated to the idea that learning about Vincent and his charism can be fun. The Vincentian Encyclopedia has added a great deal of other material.Some of... by annaread | Sep 21, 2008 | Featured, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
This four-week series by Fr Robert P. Maloney, C.M. aims at helping members of the Vincentian Family find more ways of talking and reflecting about concept systemic change and its implications. In this final installment, Fr. Maloney describes aspects that distinguish... by John Freund, CM | Sep 21, 2008 | Evangelization, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
“Coping with spam and Facebook” by John Freund CM looks at how the younger generation avoids spam by using Facebook, The fact that Facebook today numbers some 60 million users with 85% having a college degree should catch our attention also. The article... by John Freund, CM | Sep 20, 2008 | Featured, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Patricia de Nava, past President of the AIC, presented a talk at the LCUSA Assembly in San Antonio on “Systemic Change: A Process to change the unjust situations affecting the poor” The outline of her talk follows. What is Systemic Change? It is a... by Beth | Sep 20, 2008 | Church, Evangelization, Vincentian Family
Fr. Jack Kane, CM, the pastor at St. Mary’s Church in Opelika, AL is allowing the parish to record Sunday homilies and post the recordings as podcasts on the parish website. Parish websites are common – especially in the United States. However, these... by John Freund, CM | Sep 19, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family
In just six days, two Daughters of Charity have sent four 40-foot containers with $100,000 worth of food, water and medicines to the Port of Havana. Once there other sisters go to the docks and inspect the containers and ride with a trusted driver to make sure the...