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The Vincentian Family is a movement made up of more than 160 institutions and some 4,000,000 people who follow Jesus Christ, serving the poor, as did St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac and many other believers who, over the last four centuries, have enriched the Vincentian charism.
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Toys as systemic change?
by John Freund, CM | Jun 8, 2013 | Systemic change, Vincentian Family
How do you take down poverty? One toy block at a time." In Honduras, where 64% of the population lives below the poverty line, a for-profit business, Tegu Toys, is improving the quality of its employees’ lives, creating more jobs as it grows, and giving families a...
+Bp. Joseph Sullivan – “Advocate for the poor”
by John Freund, CM | Jun 8, 2013 | Vincentian Family
"Advocate for the poor" - This is how the  New York Times fittingly describes Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan, whose work on behalf of the poor and downtrodden for Catholic Charities in Brooklyn and Queens earned him national recognition, died on Friday as a result of...
Sisters of Charity fostering young leaders
by John Freund, CM | Jun 8, 2013 | Vincentian Family
The following article "Course on Communication, Leadership and Personality Development" was submitted by the Newly Professed Sisters and Sr. Marianne Puthoor in Mokama on May 19, 2013. “It was a joy for, we, the nine Newly Professed to participate in the six days...
“Spin” Understanding media manipulation
by John Freund, CM | Jun 8, 2013 | Technology: Issues and Uses
Mark Nichol writes of 50 Types of Propaganda . Addressing non-fiction writers he also provides us with some tools for recognizing the techniques of "spin meisters"; Propaganda has been defined as “communication intended to shape perceptions, manipulate...
Flesh of Refugees – Flesh of Christ
by John Freund, CM | Jun 7, 2013 | Vincentian Family
(Romereports.com)Â Nicholas Di Marzio, bishop of Brooklyn and Queens, was in Rome to take part in the plenary session of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant People. The assembly was greeted and addressed by Pope Francis, whose thoughts on the importance...
Chapel of the homeless
by John Freund, CM | Jun 7, 2013 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
This striking image which I entitle "Chapel of the Homeless" is one of the graphics from the Sidney Morning Herald's story about the upcoming SVDP-sponsored CEO Sleepout on behalf of the homeless in Australia. The story continues..."Two sheets of...
Pope’s sensitivity to migrants
by John Freund, CM | Jun 7, 2013 | Vincentian Family
In a powerful 1 minute video  John Klink, president of the International Catholic Migration Commission, talks to Catholic News Service about Pope Francis' special awareness of migrants' problems. Francis himself said "I have come from the ends of the earth." Klink...
International Renewal Session for younger Sisters
by John Freund, CM | Jun 6, 2013 | Daughters of Charity
As part of  an International Renewal Session for Sisters 11-24 years of Vocation 87 Daughters of Charity from 47 different countries joined at the Motherhouse, each with her own background, culture, hopes and expectations. THey described in terms of an experience of...
Different kinds of faith
by John Freund, CM | Jun 6, 2013 | Congregation of the Mission
"In Rekindling your faith"Â Fr Pat Collins CM writes about the different kinds of faith we need and suggests how we might re-awaken our faith through prayer, the Scriptures and the teachings of the Church I would like to share a few thoughts on the meaning of the all...
Vincentian priest speaks to European Parliament
by John Freund, CM | Jun 6, 2013 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Fr. F. X. Armada Riyanto CM was invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia in Collaboration with European Parliament to speak on the Role of Religious Community in Cultivating Harmony: Collaboration of Formation. In a report he writes, "In everyday life I...