Pope and environmental neglect's impact on poor - SVDP Webinar Join Warren Wright, our Mideast Regional Voice of the Poor Leader, for a discussion about the particularly negative impact global climate change has on the poor and vulnerable as articulated in the Pope's...
John Freund, CM
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John Freund is a Vincentian priest with a passion for promoting collaboration among the many people inspired by Saints Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac and who welcomes your engagement. Share your ideas and experiences!
Vincentians and conflicts in the Middle East
The international website of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers this report on conflicts in the Middle East. The SSVP and other Catholic organizations met at Cor Unum. “Greetings from a land where love died and peace was buried” these opening words from a...
October Bulletin of Vincentian Marian Youth
In the October Bulletin of Vincentian Marian Youth the President writes... The lifestyle that is embraced by the members of the VMY implies a sense of commitment that goes beyond simply “belonging”. Here we refer to “being”, that is, being a reflection of Christ and...
The Way – Christian Code
Fr. Tom McKenna offers a reflection entitled A Christian Code: The Way (Mk 10: 46-52; Jeremiah 31:7-9) In one place or other, most all of us have come across the phrase “code word.” It means some word or phrase that at first seems unimportant, but if...
Vincentian Lay Missionaries – severe drought in Ethiopia
Vincentian Lay Missionaries - severe drought in Ethiopia Our Vincentian Lay Missioners have been quite active in Ethiopia and drew attention to the suffering there in their Facebook page. Ethiopia is facing its worst drought in decades, with more than eight million...
Perspectives from Sisters of Charity Federation NGO
Teresa Kotturan SCN offers updates from the Sisters of Charity Federation NGO at the United Nations. The Sustainable Development Goals officially adopted by the United Nations on September 25 provide a vision for the next 15 years for people, planet and prosperity......
Collaboration from a Eucharistic perspective
In this year of Vincentian Family Collaboration, we rarely reflect on collaboration from a Eucharistic perspective. The following reflection on what collaboration is and is not takes it a step further by rooting collaboration in our understanding of Eucharist. Over a...
How do we define ourselves
Fr. Tom McKenna reflects on The Rich Young Man (Mk. 10:17-22) and how we define ourselves in an essay “I …, Therefore I Am” “I …, Therefore I Am” In a philosophy class, a teacher asked, “What is your cogito?” I thought he meant some bone or other body part -- but...
Reflections from 5 years as a Junior Lady of Charity
The Ladies of Charity website contains a reflection by a Junior Lady of Charity. Mary Fritz shares the impact of her five years as a Junior Lady. She writes I can confidently say that being a part of this organization has enhanced my life in ways I never thought...
Jesus, It’s All about You
Sr. Janet Gildea offers the lead article with the theme Jesus, It's All about You. The latest issue of E-Voc, the electronic newsletter from the Vocation Team of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati for single women wondering what new thing God is calling forth in...
