by John Freund, CM | Dec 20, 2013 | Vincentian Family
This year the European Academy of Sciences and Arts in Salzburg awarded the “Tolerance Award” to the Argentinian-Slovenian Lazarist Father Pedro Opeka CM . Opeka , who works as a missionary in Madagascar helped make the life of about 100,000 Malagasies more dignified,...
by John Freund, CM | May 27, 2013 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
Happy, healthy, educated children are for us SEEDS OF HOPE! writes Patricia de Nava “Seed Project” “Tsiry Project” – Southeast Madagascar (Update 6/12/2013 Statistics and TSIRY PROJECT Follow up) The idea for this project started on the train going from...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 12, 2012 | Vincentian Family
In a video “To the least of my brothers” Mt 25,40 Father Pedro OpekaCM says… “When I arrived I could not shut my eyes to utter destitution. I saw a 1,000 children struggling for survival among the animals in the garbage dump … I was...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 9, 2011 | Vincentian Family
“Visitor” is the title of Provincial leaders in the Congregation of the MIssion. This month’s NUNTIA of the Congregation provides an account of the “visitations” of this “missionary” successor of Vincent. In summary… the...
by John Freund, CM | May 8, 2011 | Vincentian Family
People familiar with the magnificent Systemic Change project initiated by Fr. Pedro Opeka, CM in Madagascar will be pleased to see his friends have mounted a quite professional website which effectively incorporate social media such as Twitter and Flicker. Although...