by John Freund, CM | Nov 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Vincentians Urged To Be Culturally Sensitive As They Serve The Poor As reported in UCA News… An Assistant General of the Vincentians has emphasized to Indonesian confreres the importance of understanding the culture of those they serve, as well as their...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 21, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Yakobis Surabaya has posted of 5 minutes YouTube video on the Mission of the Daughters of Charity. Although many of his over 300 videos are in Indonesian there are many in English. St. Vincent describes the Daughters who have… for monastery only the houses of...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 14, 2013 | Vincentian Family
You don’t have to understand the Indonesian language to understand this 8 minute video which begins with young Vincentians celebrating “gangnam” style and portraying the Vincentian story. For those not familiar with gangnam suffice it to say there is...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 19, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Found on Facebook… National Council of SSVP Indonesia will hold opening ceremony for golden jubilee of SSVP Indonesia tomorrow. Next year is the 50th year serving of SSVP Indonesia. The first conference was formed in Kediri, so the opening ceremony will be held...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 18, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
“Health is our priority. We do not worry about the money. We serve the poor and God will complete it,” says Sister Fransiska Hermin, DC, who works at the clinic. And yet the Star of the Sea clinic could become a model for health care renewal in Indonesia....