by Beth | Feb 27, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, News
I just arrived back from visiting our Sisters in Jakarta. A violent earthquake occurred on 21st January 2007 and sparked panic in north-eastern Indonesia (Maluku and Sulawesi region). In fear of an impending tsunami the people fled to higher ground but it was a false...
by Beth | Feb 21, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, News
For many years, the confreres and Daughters had the pastoral care of St. Thomas parish and school in Long Beach, Mississippi. As you probably know, it was wiped out by Hurricane Katrina. This brief video tells the story of their rebuilding efforts....
by Beth | Jan 3, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Marian Youth
Pamela Mantuac writes of the effects of recent natural disasters in the Philippines and how some school canceled Christmas parties so they cold donate to relief of victims.27 December, 2006 Dear friends, Season’s Greetings from Cebu, Philippines! It has been quite a...
by Beth | Dec 5, 2006 | Disasters and Responses, News
The Superior General wrote to the Visitor of the Philippines when he heard of Typhoon Reming, which hit the Bicol Region of Central Philippines. The following is the response that he received from the Visitor. As you can see, there is a need for capital in order to...
by Beth | Sep 25, 2006 | Disasters and Responses, News
When Miranda, a case manager from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, knocked on her door, Purdom was alone, depressed, and hungry. A successful New Orleans taxi driver prior to the storm, Purdom now did not have the means to retrieve her car from a repair shop in New...
