by John Freund, CM | Mar 26, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
I never thought of  17,000 Daughters making an international “wave” until I read Sr. Amanda Kerns recent post on Drink Deeply, My daughter. Nor did I realize that on average there are 208 Daughters in some 80 plus countries on five continents! Thanks...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 11, 2014 | Vincentian Family
While the vast majority of the readers of famvin.org do not read Vietnamese many of our groups work in ministries with Vietnamese people. The website of the Congregation of the Mission ministering in Vietnam may be a helpful resource.
by John Freund, CM | Sep 20, 2013 | Vincentian Family
On September 18, the psychiatric centre of the Brothers of Charity in Bukavu received the triannual Caritas International – Deckers Award because of the remarkable pioneering work in mental health care in Congo’s war-torn South Kivu Province. The psychiatric centre,...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 30, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Syria: moral dilemma facing today’s leaders – Ethics of military action Ivor Roberts writes in the Tablet of  Britain.. After a suspected chemical weapons attack on his own people by the Assad regime in Syria, the clamour for the West to act is growing. But...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
Romereports.com  asks “What exactly makes a person happy? What’s does success really mean for a family, society or better yet, for an entire country? History proves that happiness is not directly related to money. So the question is how is happiness...
