by John Freund, CM | Sep 28, 2008 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
The LCUSA cross, designed and assembled by the Ladies of Charity of Dallas, was a gift to participants from The Ladies of Charity of Texas. It was their way to wish participants a safe journey home to continue the works of St. Vincent. The Story of the LCUSA Cross...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 20, 2008 | Featured, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Patricia de Nava, past President of the AIC, presented a talk at the LCUSA Assembly in San Antonio on “Systemic Change: A Process to change the unjust situations affecting the poor” The outline of her talk follows. What is Systemic Change? It is a...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 11, 2008 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
The annual national assembly of the Ladies of Charity USA (LCUSA) is meeting in San Antonio, Texas on the eve of the arrival of Hurricane Ike. This morning Patricia Nava, past International President of the AIC, shared reflections on “Women Working Together...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 24, 2008 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
September is one of the busier months in the Vincentian Family Calendar. The Vincentian Encyclopedia has background on these events. 2 – Bl. Louis-Joseph François, Jean-Henri Gruyer and Pierre-René Rogue, Priests and Martyrs, 7 – Frank Duff founds the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 18, 2008 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Confraternity of Charity (1617) was the first institutional expression of the Vincentian charism and it involved lay leadership for social action. Read Vincent’s own description of the event at the link above. International website of the AIC, the umbrella...
