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Barefoot Power solar lighting in East Africa
Barefoot Power, a for-profit social enterprise operating across East Africa, has built a network of 'solar entrepreneurs' who offer solar lighting to towns. Typically, the day’s chores are done, children’s studying is over, and small shops are closed when the sun goes...
Giorgio Frassati
Today is the Feast day of Georgio Frassati SVDP In 1990, Pope John Paul II beatified Pier Giorgio Frassati in Rome. He was born in Turin, Italy on Holy Saturday, April 6, 1901. His parents were Alfredo Frassati, founder of 'La Stampa' Italian newspaper, and Adelaide...
Servant of God brought Daughters of Charity to Romania
Servant of God Vladimir Ghika (1873 -1954) introduced the Daughters of Charity in Romania in 1939. introduced the Daughters of Charity in Romania in 1939. Vladimir Ghika was born in Constantinople in a royal Orthodox Romanian family. He was living in Paris when he...
Pope to address crew on space station Saturday
The Space Shuttle Endeavour has lifted off and is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said today that the pope’s audiovisual satellite linkup with the space station is scheduled for 13:56 (1:56...
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati YouTube videos
The Sisters of Charity of Cinncinati have posted brief videos on YouTube . The first is a short video about the history of the Sisters of Charity during the Civil War and War today. The Sisters of Charity also celebrate Earth Day 2011.
Ending Homelessness is Strictly Business
"Cities across the country are shifting their compassionate energies away from the traditional handout approach to addressing homelessness, to a more corporate, management-by-objectives perspective that shows how an investment into ending homelessness will profit the...
Seeing Christ in bin Laden
Now here's an issue .....The challenging implications of seeing Osama as a fellow child of God. Busted Halo features an essay by Helen Lee that includes this statement... "Seeing Christ in Osama bin Laden is pretty difficult since he committed atrocities that appear...
Between a 20th century SVDP Blessed and Saint
Both were members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the 20th Century in Italy, and both were youth and young adults as well. May 16 – St. Gianna Beretta Molla, MD, was canonized in 2004 (see http://famvin.org/wiki/Gianna_Beretta_Molla for more on St....
Former “Boat people” DC help in Japan
Sister Mary Le Dhi Lang of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul is one of around 30 people-all originally from Vietnam-who went to Ena Elementary School in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture recently to prepare food for those still stranded in the evacuation...
Sisters of Charity offer liturgical reflections
"These comments on Scripture and on events of our time flow from the prayerful reflection and rich experience of our Sisters, Associates and colleagues. We are happy to offer them to you, and pray that these words will open your heart more fully to the living Word of...
