by John Freund, CM | Nov 20, 2012 | Vincentian Family
It has been 15 years since Sister Grazyna Michniewicz, Sister of Charity of Halifax, told her Monsignor Farrell high school boys on Staten Island about her battle with breast cancer, and she’s still amazed by the response she got that day, and everything that has...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 19, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
From a Boston Globe article on the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Sisters of Charity of Halifax in the Archdiocese of Boston. “To mark the occasion, Sister Donna Geernaert, congregational leader for the order, announced donations of $25,000 each to...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 15, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Living Charity is a two-week volunteer service program in Terence Bay, Nova Scotia. It provides an opportunity to participate in the mission of charity to those in need. Along with Sisters, you’ll have opportunities for hands-on experience of service, for reflection...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 13, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The 11/12/12 newsletter of the Sisters of Charity Foundation illustrates practical steps on the stairway to systemic change in Haiti. Fonkoze began with one loan product. Intent on reaching and empowering the poorest of Haiti’s poor, Fonkoze was confident this...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 10, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The website of the Sisters of Charity of New York writes… “The goals set for the Conference, held on September 29, 2012 in Smith Hall at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, were to strengthen the network of Sponsored Ministry colleagues, to reflect on the...