by John Freund, CM | Sep 16, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Covenant House – Business Leaders Sleeping Outside, So Homeless Youth Don’t Have To. On November 15, 2012, business leaders across North America will spend one night on the street in solidarity with homeless kids, to raise awareness for their plight and to...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 3, 2012 | Vincentian Family
On August 4, Executive Director Kim Smolik addressed the 2012 Assembly of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, providing an in-depth comparison between the two generations known as “Generation X” and the “Millennials” toward a future in which young peoples’ faces...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 27, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Young adults… It’s a difficult demographic to minister to — it encapsulates so many life stages and spiritual stages. But all (or at least most) are on the Internet. And some young adult ministers looking for an effective tool to minister are trying...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 26, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Victoria, Australia, the best when it comes to keeping kids out of jail New research has made it clear that Victoria’s youth justice system, with its focus on diversion, is effective at keeping young people out of prison. Responding to the release of Juvenile...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 17, 2012 | Evangelization
Gathering youth to form the next generation is a universal issue for the Vincentian Family. Aidan Rooney and Diego Plá write from the parish of San Pedro in Mocomoco Bolivia, of a successful first gathering of rural young people. Hopefully, some of them will become...