by John Freund, CM | Sep 14, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Dr. Michael Thio, international President of the SVDP writes…”There has been widespread media coverage on the famine in the Horn of Africa affecting mainly Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and a few others. Many countries have indicated that they wish to...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 8, 2011 | Vincentian Family
So writes … the National Catholic Reporter of Joe Flannigan who handed over leadership of the SVDP USA to Sheila Gilbert, the first woman to lead the Society in the US. Some highlights from the article… “Joe’s faith leads him to reflect on...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 7, 2011 | Vincentian Family
A St Vincent de Paul Society New South Wales Energy Report discovers that customers are being enticed to change providers by cheap deals, only to be left out of pocket with excessive fees. And in a self-fulfilling cycle, those profits are then being used by power...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 3, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Michael Thio, President General of the International St Vincent de Paul Society, writes to the Society in Japan – We are very touched and encouraged by your report of 25 August 2011 and for the excellent work the Society in Japan is doing for the victims and...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 30, 2011 | Vincentian Family
She will be officially commissioned at the Society’s annual meeting on Sept. 3, 2011 as the first woman to lead  the SVdP’s 172,000 members in 4,600 communities in USA. Sheila has a Bachelor of Science degree in sociology and a Master of Science degree in public...