by John Freund, CM | Oct 9, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Joe Agostino, CM asks… Do you ever feel over-whelmed at times by the quantity of issues which people living in poverty that we serve have to confront? Did you ever wish you had more co-workers with the same Vincentian charism to collaborate with you in...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 13, 2012 | Vincentian Family
James Paddon writes, “As president of the Ontario Canada SSVP, I’ve placed systemic change at the top of my list for my four year term. There is no doubt what the three most critical issues related to systemic change are. The first is the change or...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 5, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Zafèn launched a video campaign today. This quick video explains how Zafèn works. Please feel free to share it. English version http://bit.ly/UrCI2m French: http://bit.ly/PIquz6 Spanish: http://bit.ly/Tmv5KQ Zafèn is a funding source for growing Haitian businesses and...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 27, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
We offer the people of Akamasoa and Father Pedro Opeka, CM Â our prayers and encouragement. Akamasoa Center was attacked by 10 bandits early Saturday morning on August 18, 2012. The bandits were armed with guns and swords. They demanded the whereabouts of Father Pedro...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 27, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Sisters of Charity
Churches and charities have fallen into the bad habit of creating programs to help the poor when in reality the only people they are helping are themselves, creating a toxic charity that needs to be reexamined and fixed. In a groundbreaking book, “Toxic Charity:...
