To begin season two of "In the Company of Charity," Sister Elizabeth Greim, D.C., sits down with Mark McGreevy, Group Chief Executive of DePaul International. Together, they talk about the internationality of the Vincentian charism and how it's lived out in different ways all throughout the world.
Depaul International: https://int.depaulcharity.org/home
Homeless Alliance: https://vfhomelessalliance.org/c13h/
S2 E1: Depaul International
In the Company of Mark McGreevy
September 24, 2019
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