by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2011 | Systemic change
This YouTube video of Josh Wilson is making the rounds on Facebook and when I listened to it I thought… “What a song for Vincentians to sing!” Sometimes I, I just want to close my eyes And act like everyone’s alright When I know they’re...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2011 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Vincentian Family at the United Nations (The Daughters of Charity, the Sisters of Charity Federation and the Congregation of the Mission) is co-sponsoring a UN Orientation for their members from October 26-28, 2011. (Source: Sisters of Charity Federation website...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 15, 2011 | Vincentian Family
“Depaul USA’s resident generated exhibit, Shooting Back, received welcome attention fromThe Philadelphia Inquirer. In the article, “Arts Program Helps Homeless Men Express Their Reality”, two resident-artists discuss how their...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 12, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Is this a case of the poor caught in the crossfire between political parties? (And should Vincentian folk care?) Seems that the Heritage Foundation claims that “many of the 30 million Americans defined as ‘poor’ and in need of government assistance” are actually doing...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 11, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Barbara Ehrenreich, author of the classic, “Nickel and Dimed”, thinks so. Ten years ago she started what turned into a national dialog about impact of the 1996 welfare reform on the “working poor” in the United States. Now, she...
