by John Freund, CM | Aug 3, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Disasters and Responses, Formation, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Ellen LaCapria’s powerful video, “A Place at the Table”, is now available on DVD for a modest contribution which will be used to support Vincentian Family ongoing relief projects in New Orleans. Vincentian Family Gathering participants well remember...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 28, 2008 | Disasters and Responses, Formation, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Participants at the recent Vincentian Family Gathering are half way to their goal of raising $200,000 to support efforts of the Vincentian Family to address the post-Katrina needs. Gene Smith, author of the challenge, sends the following update. July 25, 2008 Dear...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 15, 2008 | Disasters and Responses, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
SSVP Australia quickly and generously responded by sending the financial assistance of AU$12,500 for the victims. See letter from Philippine National Resident. From the .pdf document on the July 15 lead story on the international site of the Society… Typhoon...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 17, 2008 | Congregation of the Mission, Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family
The General Curia of the Congregation of the Mission has recently received an appeal from our confrere in China, Joseph Loftus, who is raising funds on line through his website in partnership with Catholic organizations at the scene. They are working diligently, but...
by annaread | May 25, 2008 | Disasters and Responses, News, Systemic change
Jim Kehoe, Snohomish County, Washington USA executive director of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, also serves on the Society’s national disaster relief committee. For the county’s newspaper he described what the Society is doing to help in Myanmar....
