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Collaboration is in the Air: A fish story from Haiti
by John Freund, CM | Sep 13, 2014 | Collaboration, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Collaboration is in the Air: A fish story from Haiti Over the last two years, the VFHI has embarked on a very interesting path of collaboration with Centre de Formation Fritz Lafontant (CFFL). It was late spring 2012 on another ordinary work day when serendipitously...
Second annual SVdP International Youth Videoconference
by John Freund, CM | Sep 13, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Technology: Issues and Uses
The second annual SVdP International Youth Videoconference is coming! In two weeks, onFriday, September 26 (Saturday, September 27 for some of you) at 8:30 p.m. in time zone UTC-6, we will be reuniting via the internet!
US Bishops celebrate 1963 Civil Right Act
by John Freund, CM | Sep 13, 2014 | Vincentian Family
USCCB President Highlights Achievements Of The Civil Rights Act; Calls For Unity And Respect Of Human Dignity Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), on the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights...
My humanity is bound up in yours
by John Freund, CM | Sep 12, 2014 | Vincentian Family
“My humanity is bound up in yours.” So writes Meghan Clark in an article that addresses the stark contrast between Catholicism and libertarianism and speaks to the underpinnings of so much of the Vincentian Family’s concern for those who are marginalized.
All care is personal and ought to be
by John Freund, CM | Sep 12, 2014 | Vincentian Family
All care is personal and ought to be.Dr. Marilyn Martone shared “up close and personal” keynote of her 15 year journey as caregiver for her daughter who was in a vegetative state for 8 months and has had ten brain surgeries.
“Vincentian Women in Action” 150 gather in Milwaukee
by John Freund, CM | Sep 11, 2014 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
“Just Care:Vincentian Women in Action” One hundred fifty are gathering for their annual National Assembly in Milwaukee
“Nuns on the Bus” vs the Koch brothers
by John Freund, CM | Sep 11, 2014 | Justice and Peace
“Nuns on the Bus” vs the Koch brothers. According to RNS This time it’s the Catholic sisters versus the Koch brothers.
How does Vincent de Paul differ from other charities?
by John Freund, CM | Sep 11, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is composed of women and men who seek their personal holiness through works of charity. In this essential way, the Society differs from charitable associations or agencies whose principal objective is not the spiritual advancement of their members but the doing of good for someone else.
CEO “sleepouts” – From Australia to the UK
by John Freund, CM | Sep 10, 2014 | Vincentian Family
It started out many years ago as an initiative of the Vincent DePaul Society in one region of Australia. It became an annual events for all of Australia. Now it is moving to the United Kingdom – CEO’s sleeping out to raise awareness of the plight of those who are homeless
Yasmine Cajuste? Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative?
by John Freund, CM | Sep 10, 2014 | Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Profile of Yasmine Cajuste, Education Coordinator Vincentian Family Haitian Initiative (VFHI)