by annaread | May 29, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
By thorough integration of values and mission, Daughters of Charity organized a successful, multi-disciplinary response to change the future of a young woman with a rare and devastating syndrome. Early in March, Hoa Tran, 20, endured eleven hours of surgery, inching...
by annaread | May 21, 2008 | Vincentian Family
Bishop Thomas Nguyen Van Tan of the Diocese of Vinh Long, which is about 50 miles southwest of Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam, has issued a strongly worded protest of the government’s plan to build a hotel on land taken in 1977 from the Daughters of Charity. Read the...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 8, 2008 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Highlights for the December issue – From the General Curia: The Students from the Leonine at the Curia; Three Polish Visitors; Ongoing Formation; Condolences to Father Claudio; Activities of the Superior General; Visits of the Assistants General: Barcelona; Cif;...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 28, 2007 | Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
As I travel around the world, one of the most common questions asked of me is one having to do with the status of the church in China and the situation of our confreres and Daughters there. I am glad to have had the opportunity to visit them personally, and with this...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 26, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
As Christmas arrives with a seasonal reminder to look out for the less fortunate, investors are finding a growing range of options for helping without a handout. Every morning Diane Reese can’t wait to find out whether her 782 hand-picked business partners –...
