by annaread | Aug 19, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, News
A page with comprehensive information about last Wednesday’s earthquake is developing at Wikipedia. Take a look. See, too, the brief article on Pisco, which includes a photo of the Plaza des Armas with the church, now destroyed, in the background.
by annaread | Aug 19, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Ozanam House, a short-term crisis accommodation for men who are homeless, is mentioned in a piece in today’s The Age (Melbourne, Australia): No way home. The writer poses the question, “Why do places like Ozanam House seem to have to exist? Are we just...
by annaread | Aug 17, 2007 | Evangelization, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
More than 1800 chronically homeless military veterans live in Lane County, Oregon. VetLIFT, a project of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, works with participants on self-identified goals for housing, job skills, and self-determination. Now the program...
by annaread | Aug 16, 2007 | Evangelization, News
An interview with Sister Anna Wiwik Soepraptiwi D.C., superior of the Indonesian Province of the Daughters of Charity, recently appeared in Indian Catholic: the most important thing is not how many people we serve or how much service we do, but how many people we...
by annaread | Aug 16, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, Evangelization, News
The annual Gawad Kalasag Awards in the Philippines honor organizations and individuals who make outstanding contributions to helping with the impact of disasters such as Typhoon Reming. Among this year’s honorees: The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de...
