by John Freund, CM | Jun 26, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Imagine if New York City’s taps went dry. What would we do? Jennifer Connelly walks to New York’s Central Park to get dirty water for her family as millions of mothers in Africa do every day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUhtjOnp2G8
by John Freund, CM | Jun 15, 2009 | Congregation of the Mission, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
In “Shared Sickness” TB in the Ngobe Family Fr. Joe Fitzgerald, CM uses video as part of his  doctoral project to tell the story of how this disease affects the indigenous Ngobe people of Panama.
by John Freund, CM | Jun 14, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Featured, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Systemic change is urgently needed when 130 million girls and women worldwide are currently living with the consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) according to the World Health Organization. In Africa, about three million girls are at risk for FGM annually...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 6, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Many people think that garbage is utterly useless, fit only to be thrown away. But as the world marks World Environment Day on June 5, Sister Anna Wiwik Soepraptiwi says that is not the proper way to manage waste. Sisters and a layworker sorting waste materials...
by John Freund, CM | May 26, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Enlightened Charity: The Holistic Nursing Care, Education, and Advices Concerning the Sick of Sister Matilda Coskery, D.C. (1799-1870) “It has been a journey of discovery to learn about the significance of the contributions of the Sisters and Daughters of Charity in...
