by John Freund, CM | Feb 21, 2013 | News, Vincentian Family
Recently the Center for Spirituality at Work and the Colorado Vincentian Volunteers were recognized by superior general of the Congregation of the Mission and Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Father Gregory Gay, visiting Denver from Rome, as official new affiliates of...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 20, 2013 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
SCNs at United Nations Sisters of Charity Lilly Thomas and Beverly Hoffman are currently interns with Caroljean Wille, SC, the Sisters of Charity Federation NGO representative at the United Nations in New York. They have participated in the Civil Society Forum on Feb....
by John Freund, CM | Feb 20, 2013 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
‘Pioneer’ volunteers serve in the heartland Much like the first Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (SCLs) responded to the call to “Come north,” the first Heartland Charity Volunteers accepted the invitation to come to the Midwest for a year of service. However, unlike...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 19, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
Does Your Association Need Revitalizing? Then here is A plan! So say Lucy Saunders, LCUSA President, and Sr. Frances Ryan, DC, Spiritual Moderator The New Orleans Ladies of Charity under the leadership of Adrian Kappesser, president, has worked with Sister Fran Ryan,...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 19, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
To End Extreme Poverty, Let’s Try Ending Extreme Wealth The world’s wealthy gathered in the Alps recently to discuss how to ‘solve’ the world’s problems. The world’s biggest problem, suggests one top global anti-poverty outfit, may be their fortunes. Sam...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 19, 2013 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
SCN Nepali Student Strikes Gold in Special Olympics When a shy Mentally disabled boy first joined Navajyoti Centre for the Mentally Disabled Children (Sisters of Charity of Nazareth) at Baluwata over 12 years ago, little did he and his teachers know that he would one...