by John Freund, CM | Mar 19, 2011 | Disasters and Responses, Vincentian Family
Toshio Sato, a member of the CM Western Province, (Left in picure) sent the following this week after contact with in family in his native Japan. Famvin shares it with permission. It includes a brief report from a Daughter of Charity in Tokyo and concludes with some...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 13, 2011 | Vincentian Family
According to a search of  the English international websites of some of the branches of the Vincentian Family in Japan the Daughters of Charity and the Congregation of the Mission have houses in Kobe City, Japan. For those who wish to express solidarity please visit...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 3, 2011 | Disasters and Responses, Vincentian Family
The international site of the SVDP writes (link no longer available) of the concerns of the New Zealand National Council. “At the moment, it’s food and associated items in many parts of the city. Following that, it’s money. We have deliberately not...
by Beth | Feb 22, 2011 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Disasters and Responses, Vincentian Family
There are no members of the Congregation of the Mission or Daughters of Charity working in New Zealand at the moment, but the Society of St Vincent de Paul is of course active there, and they will be affected directly or by the assistance they will be bringing to...
by Beth | Feb 9, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Of this Category 5 Cyclone which would have covered almost the entire US as shown in the graphic, Fr. Glenn Humphreys, CM writes…”I have never endured anything like it (Category 5 Cyclone which would have covered the entire US as shown in the graphic) and...