by annaread | Aug 16, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, Evangelization, News
The annual Gawad Kalasag Awards in the Philippines honor organizations and individuals who make outstanding contributions to helping with the impact of disasters such as Typhoon Reming. Among this year’s honorees: The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de...
by John Freund, CM | May 29, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, Justice and Peace, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Taking as the theme the issues of Vincentians in Solidarity for Systemic Chanage the Fourth Gathering of the Vincentian Family in North America will meet in New Orleans April 10-13. There is a one page flier in word Format which the organizers invite you to freely...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 4, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family
Father Frank Vargas, the Superior of the International Mission in the Solomon Islands, wrote to Father Greg yesterday. This is what he said: You may have seen on TV that Solomon Islands was hit by a tsunami. Thank God, all the confreres in the Guadalcanal Island are...
by Beth | Mar 3, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, News
This 100 homes building project began in November 2005, eleven months after the tragedy, when Sr. Julma Neo, General Councillor, visited and saw the miserable state of the families. The aim of the project was to meet the most basic human need of the families by...
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...
