by John Freund, CM | May 14, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
In her “retirement” a Sister of Charity serves on the shores of the Arctic Ocean and continues a life of pioneering in ministry. High in the western Canadian Arctic, Sister Fay Trombley has been a pastoral leader among Inuvialuit indigenous people since...
by John Freund, CM | May 9, 2014 | Vincentian Family
National Nurse’s Week 2014… To be a nurse! Where does the impulse to spend one’s life around people who are sick and vulnerable come from? Many will say it’s a sad way to live. To those of us who are nurses, this way of life is as natural as...
by John Freund, CM | May 4, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Larry Huber writes… “I spent 17 years as a Probation Officer in western PA (although only two of that was in field work). I never knew who would appear on the other side of the door when I would walk up and rap or ring the door bell. Now, just before I...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 23, 2014 | Justice and Peace
In the category of a creative approach to a problem… Depaul UK brings in graffiti artists for London street art campaign tackling youth homelessnessYouth homelessness charity Depaul UK has launched an awareness campaign involving a group of graffiti artists who...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 22, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Systemic change
CLM is part of a systemic change project in the Vincentian Family. Former Superior General Robert Maloney describes a Haitian Initiative “Pathway to a Better Life” in an earlier famvin post. The following piece from Fonkose describes the reaction of a graduate....