by sjs | May 4, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
75 low-income families are now renting apartments in St. Vincent’s Gardens, a new affordable housing complex in Santa Barbara run by the Daughters of Charity. The complex “is already shining as a symbol of subsidized housing done right.” For years,...
by John Freund, CM | May 3, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
A martyred gypsy and a 24 year old who died of polio contracted while working among the poor were both members of the St. Vincent dePaul Society and share feast days in May . Ceferino Jimenez Mella – Feast Day May 4, 1997 Ceferino was the first Gypsy to be...
by annaread | May 2, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
No, really! At the 10th anniversary Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon this weekend, laundry baskets will be stationed along the first mile of the marathon to collect clothing discards from runners. The clothing will be washed and donated to the Society of Saint Vincent...
by annaread | May 1, 2008 | Vincentian Family
Ramping up for the FamVin International Expo at World Youth Day, Vin-Views reports that 159 people have now registered for the celebration. Get .pdf. Hat tip, Vincentians Australia News
by annaread | May 1, 2008 | Vincentian Family
A special Mass attended by more than 2000 marked the arrival of the World Youth Day cross in Melbourne, Australia. Says one young woman who attended: “[Church] is a place where you can be yourself and not put up any barriers.” Read the article.
by annaread | May 1, 2008 | Vincentian Family
The International Vincentian Marian Youth features reports of recent visits of the president, Yasmine Cajuste, to the Province of Curitiba, Brazil and to Poland. Read the reports: Brazil and Poland. Also at the site, a document that defines the VMY project approach...