by John Freund, CM | Feb 8, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Frederic never visited New South Wales, Australia. But his spirit has definitely taken root there. Vincent wrote long before Frederic, “The community is not now what it once was nor is it what it will be.” Ray Reynolds, President, NSW Provisional Board,...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
Losing your head, literally, to help couples celebrate their love! Beheading is the price Valentine paid many centuries ago. According to legend, he was a priest in Rome during the reign of Emperor Claudius II and his title as the champion of romantic love came as a...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 22, 2012 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Australian Peter Reedy CM has launched the website of DePaul House Supervision and Consultation. He offers Individual Supervision Group Supervision Volunteer Training (in collaboration with Transforming Practices Inc.) Accompaniment(with specialisation in Formation...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 20, 2011 | Vincentian Family
The Vincent dePaul Society in Australia has a solution for the dilemma of what to do with unwanted Christmas gifts – valued at more than $750 million last year – has been solved with the launch of an Australian first Christmas Gift Amnesty to help people donate...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 11, 2011 | Vincentian Family
A Sydney jewellery student decided to help St Vincent de Paul by creating new designs from old jewellery in “creatvie unto inifinityh project Vincent would be proud of. Sophia Davison, from Sydney’s College of Fine Arts (COFA) created five handmade, eco-friendly...