by John Freund, CM | Dec 18, 2012 | Vincentian Family
A Place Like This! a powerful 90 second trailer “about a place where homeless never means helpless…” The St Vincent de Paul Society has teamed up with the prominent Australian agency George Patterson Y&R Sydney to produce a documentary offering...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 15, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Making your life count. This video from the St. Vincent dePaul Society puts the question out there. Your heart beats 100,000 times each day. Put your hand on your heart. Feel it beating. That’s your life clock. Someday its going to stop. A lot of things are...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 12, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Meeting people in poverty face-to-face is the fundamental first action of Vincentians, as members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul are called. Strengthened by prayer and reflection, they go two by two to relieve human need, always beginning with a personal visit....
by John Freund, CM | Dec 7, 2012 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
Representatives of A.I.C. and Vincentian Marian Youth visited Hong Kong and China from November 14th to the 25th accompanied by members of the Chinese province of the Congregation of the Mission. The invitation was to “come and see.” The remarkable rise of China on...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 29, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Increases in utility rates in Australia will lead to SVDP New South Wales giving out more than a million dollar insenergy assistance. Yesterday the Herald Sun (Melbourne) reported that water rates have increased by 17 per cent – even though cautious homeowners...