by annaread | Apr 3, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend awarded the 2008 Father Tom O’Connor Light of Christ Award to Sister of Charity Janet Gildea, M.D. Read award coverage and r ead an article at the Catholic Health Care site about Sister Gildea.
by John Freund, CM | Mar 29, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The PBS documentary Triumph at Carville is a wonderful testimony to the spirit of Vincent, Louise, and Elizabeth Ann–compassionate, loving care for persons rejected by society. “At the premier, I witnessed a 55+ man leap with joy to see a 80+ DC … gave...
by sjs | Mar 25, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Mission of Mercy, a non-profit, faith-based organization, works out of RVs converted into mobile medical clinics to provides free care to the working poor in South Texas. “[W]e’re working together to show these people that somebody loves them, somebody...
by annaread | Mar 17, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In just three weeks a medical team from Nova Scotia has provided 1600 free, confidential HIV tests in Sierra Leone. Ordinarily, government hospitals might test only 30 people per month. Sisters of Charity of Halifax helped support the project. Read the story.
by annaread | Mar 13, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
There’s an extensive article in the Friday edition of THISDAY, one of Nigeria’s national papers, about the challenge of providing safe drinking water for everyone: “…women and children spend much of their lives in pursuit of this vital...
