by John Freund, CM | Sep 3, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Dumping costs St Vincent De Paul Society’s store in Australia $30,000 a year to dispose of the rubbish. It often includes household waste, builders’ rubbish, damaged couches, soiled mattresses and busted appliances. “The weekends are probably the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 29, 2012 | Vincentian Family
“Humiliation begets greater disempowerment.” Further, “…the government’s refusal to lift payments was like “condemning people for not being able to walk up stairs while refusing to build a ramp” according to John Falzon, CEO...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 28, 2012 | Vincentian Family
In an expression of Vincentian solidarity let us keep in our prayers the 2012 National Assembly – St Vincent de Paul Wednesday, August 29, 2012 – Saturday, September 01, 2012. They will be wrestling with the theme “HOPE IN HARD TIMES” (See...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 26, 2012 | Vincentian Family
2012 Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run Date Saturday, September 29, 2012 The event has grown each year, attracting over 18,000 walkers, raising over $1.4M with over 1,000 Conferences and Councils participating. Friends of the Poor Walk is a National Program coordinated by...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 21, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The international site of the Society of St. Vincent dePaul writes… Pope John Paul II during the audience he was gracious enough to give on April 27 th 1983 to the Vincentians from all over the world who came to Rome for the celebrating marking a century and a...