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Stop blaming the poor for poverty – British Churches
by John Freund, CM | Jul 31, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
New proposals in Great Britan seek to measure 'faults' of poor, rather than poverty The Methodist Church, Baptist Union of Great Britain and United Reformed Church are accusing the Government of continuing a trend of blaming the poor as new proposals to redefine...
International Daughters of Charity site Focus On Trafficking
by John Freund, CM | Jul 31, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
"My name is Sister Michelle Loisel Director of a safe residence and therapeutic program for both international and American women who have been trafficked for sexual exploitation. Dawn’s Place is in Philadelphia, in the US. The name “dawn” was chosen for its meaning...
Niagara University Students Offer Tongue-in-Cheek ‘Guide to Facebook’
by John Freund, CM | Jul 31, 2012 | Vincentian Family
"Living By The Book: A User's Guide to Facebook" a tongue-in-cheek documentary that delves into the unwritten etiquette of Facebook, and how college students are using the world’s most popular social networking website. How soon is too soon to "friend" a new...
CM considered Apostle to Africa
by John Freund, CM | Jul 30, 2012 | Vincentian Family
He is considered an apostle to Africa, and the founder of the Abyssinian mission. Blessed Ghebre Michael , CM is among the estimated 12,000 converts he made in his time. He is also considered the founder of a new Catholic generation and formator of its native clergy....
SVDP member – Patron of World Youth Day
by John Freund, CM | Jul 30, 2012 | Vincentian Family
“In this trying time that our country is going through we Catholics and especially we students, have a serious duty to fulfill: our self-formation. [...] We, who by the grace of God are Catholics... must steel ourselves for the battle we shall certainly have to fight...
65 DC Provincial Directors meet in Paris
by John Freund, CM | Jul 30, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
In an eyewitness report from Tim Williams, CM the Australian CM website reports... "During the first two weeks of July, 2012, sixty-five Vincentians from around the world met in Paris, France, to discuss their roles as Provincial Directors of the Daughters of...
Sisters “70s and Beyond” – not over but SINCE 1970
by John Freund, CM | Jul 30, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Sisters from 1970's and later Gather at Nazareth Dozens of Sisters of Charity from across the United States, Canada and Belize, Central America, are meeting in Nazareth, Ky., this weekend. Those gathering represent vowed, consecrated religious women who have joined...
DC international video gallery now open
by John Freund, CM | Jul 29, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Visit video gallery of Daughters of Charity international site. Click on the graphics below to view the videos. Depending on your connection speed the video may take a few moments to load. Among the current features... Apparition Of July 18, 1830...
DC’s empowering health and self-sufficiency in Brownsville
by John Freund, CM | Jul 29, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Proyecto Juan Diego's mission is to empower low-income families to be healthy and self-sufficent community members thourgh educational programs, family activities and preventative health services This non-profit was established in 2003 by Daughter of Charity, Sister...
Planet has more mobile phones than toothbrushes!
by John Freund, CM | Jul 29, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Perhaps not quite in the category of "Ripley's Believe It or Not", of 6.8 billion people on the planet. 4.0 billion of them own a mobile phone, but only 3.5 billion of them own a toothbrush. Here are 24 other facts that might surprise you... There are 271 Million...