by John Freund, CM | Nov 30, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Anthony Thornton, President of the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia, calls for some fresh thinking by going back the basics of the Society. “We really need to think creatively about new forms of coming together as Conferences. We need to...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 25, 2011 | Vincentian Family
The St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia has launched its 2011 Christmas Appeal with the theme ‘How will you spend Christmas?’ challenging Australians to change their gift-giving habits and address the growing divide between rich and poor. This year, Australians...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 17, 2011 | Vincentian Family
While the South Pacific seems not tot figure in international secular or church news to the same degree as Europe, America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, the Church and the St Vincent de Paul Society are alive and well in many countries of Oceania.   The...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 3, 2011 | Vincentian Family
In the spirit of the above feature about the CAPWIZ tool of the Society of St. Vncent de Paul give voice to those who have no lobby and  reflect on these two CAPWIZ Alerts from the National Council of SVdP. 1. Capwiz Alert from the National President of the Society of...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 2, 2011 | Vincentian Family
WIlliam Graham reflects…”Lets look at the home visit, lets examine what is the home visit, why do we do the home visit, how we go about the home visit, and most importantly, what we want to accomplish and how do we overcome the reasons some Vincentians...
