by John Freund, CM | Nov 13, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The 11/12/12 newsletter of the Sisters of Charity Foundation illustrates practical steps on the stairway to systemic change in Haiti. Fonkoze began with one loan product. Intent on reaching and empowering the poorest of Haiti’s poor, Fonkoze was confident this...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 10, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
It has been said that a measure of a society is how it cares for those on the margins. The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina serves as a resource for both the community and public policy makers on issues affecting the poor is one way the Foundation...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 27, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Sisters of Charity
Churches and charities have fallen into the bad habit of creating programs to help the poor when in reality the only people they are helping are themselves, creating a toxic charity that needs to be reexamined and fixed. In a groundbreaking book, “Toxic Charity:... by John Freund, CM | May 20, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr. Joyce Weller, DC presented the Vincent de Paul Lecture March 6, 2012 entitled “Louise de Marillac: From Leading Lady to Protagonist” Sr. Joyce Weller, D.C. Executive Director, Daughters of Charity Foundation, which awards grants and subsidies to... by John Freund, CM | Apr 23, 2012 | Vincentian Family
In order to mark the foundation of the Society the VinFormation segment of the famvin project has posted a collection of materials for use in celebrating and understanding more about the Society. Over the course of the next year as we approach the 200th anniversary no...