by John Freund, CM | May 4, 2009 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
A single winter night when chief executives sleep rough in support of homeless people is the St Vincent de Paul Society’s second-largest fund-raiser in Australia. A philanthropist and a Pfizer managing director will be among the business executives who will...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 17, 2009 | Formation, Vincentian Family
Stung by criticism of an atheist about the Church’s absence in the lives of the poor Frederick began a life-long journey of responding to that charge. The following post from Atheist Nexus provides something of a an update on current day perceptions of atheists...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 19, 2009 | Formation
GoodSearch.com 50% of all ad revenue generated from the site is donated to the charity of the user’s choice, and the money GoodSearch donates comes from its advertisers, so it doesn’t cost the users or the organizations a penny. The idea behind this...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 31, 2009 | Formation
The Australian Catholic Weekly notes Australian Catholics have big hearts and a matching generosity for those worse off – even in the face of the global financial crisis. Catholic charities who have reported an increase in donations despite fears that the crisis...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 14, 2008 | Featured, Formation, Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
In this third week of Advent famvin.org presents Gene Smith, past President of the Vincent dePaul Society USA, talks about fund raising for Systemic Change. This a part of a series from the Vincentian Family Commission on Systemic Change. Drawing from Scripture and...
