by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2012 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
VINNIES (SVDP Australia) has slammed the Government and the Opposition for driving single mothers deeper into poverty. Centrelink officers have taken to telling single mothers they should seek help from charities once welfare payments stop in January, The...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 25, 2012 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
St Vincent de Paul Society National Council Chief Executive Dr John Falzon spoke at the book launch of A Decision to Discriminate (Aboriginal Disempowerment in the Northern Territory) held in Canberra on November 13, 2012. The book documents the evidence given during...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 23, 2012 | Formation
“The most evangelical and most essential pilgrimage for Christians is the one we undertake when we go out to encounter and serve those who are poor. It is in the poor that we encounter the compassionate and merciful God and therefore the poor become the goal of...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 19, 2012 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Blessed Georgio Frassati (+1925) was a member of the Vincent dePaul Society and now one of the patron saints of World Youth Day. His Grand-niece appeals for a relative, baby Pier Giorgio: Dear friends of Pier Giorgio and mine through him. I beg you all to say when you...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 17, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The Ontario Regional Council reports that the Ozanam Education Fund has been established to help provide educational funding for those trapped in poverty enabling them to obtain a decent job “We operate in a knowledge based world were knowledge and key skill...
