John Freund, CM
Author
Daughter of Charity postulant – beloved sons and daughters, be love
Daughters of Charity Postulant Kara Davis talks about the importance of living out faith as a family and how it impacted her discernment journey. She presented at the One Faith, One Family in Mobile Alabama. "I'm not a sister yet. So I am just Kara Davis.... About a...
New Book available on Daughters of Charity as Nurses in US Civil War
Sr. Betty Ann McNeil’s discovery of 500 pages of handwritten memoirs by Daughters of Charity as nurses in US Civil War led her into a multi-year project to transcribe, annotate, index, and publish Balm of Hope: Charity Afire Impels Daughters of Charity Civil War...
If this is what the Junior Ladies of Charity can do…
If this is what the Junior Ladies of Charity can do, then the future of the Ladies of Charity is assured. The charism of Vincent and Louise lives on and those in need are cared for! The range of their service is out of the ordinary. And kudos to the student who said...
St. Vincent – Councilor to the powerful
It was not by preference that St. Vincent found himself as councilor to the powerful. Fr. Richard J. Kehoe C.M. offers perspectives on what happened in his reflection "St. Vincent de Paul - A Royal Councilor". By preference Vincent de Paul devoted himself to the...
60 Seconds with Sister Carol Schumer
Sister Carol Schumer, DC explains how the words "I wouldn't mind living with you" brought home to her the realization of the importance of community life and what it means to her as a Daughter of Charity. https://youtu.be/VgvSXzWWioo Catch more "60 Seconds with...
Griffin “The Director’s Chair”
Pat Griffin CM continues his series on Consecrated Life with this reflection on the Director's Chair. Recently, I took on a new role at St. John’s University. I have assumed the primary responsibility for the Vincentian Center for Church and Society (VCCS). With that...
Registration news for Krakow, Poland 2016
Dear Young Vincentians! Registration news for Krakow, Poland 2016: We are happy to announce that we started our pre-registration for our Meeting in Krakow! Please use the form on the event’s official website to register your group: www.famvin2016.pl The first phase –...
“The Human Face of Climate Change”
In "The Human Face of Climate Change" Sr. Caroljean Willie shares the significant work that is being done by members of the Sisters of Charity Federation. She speaks first about Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Sí, which accents both the challenges and...
World Day of Prayer for Creation – Vincentian prayer service
Thanks to Fr. Terrence J. Moran, Office of Peace, Justice and Ecological Integrity, Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth. who sent the following prayer service based on Laudato Si' and includes quotes from the Vincentian/Charity tradition. The Vincentian Family World...
McKenna – Seeing better in the Vincentian Family
In "Seeing Better" In the Vincentian Family Father Tom McKenna, CM asks what change goes on in anybody who steps inside Vincent's circle? (Homily at a gathering of the Vincentian Family in Belleville, Illinois 2010). ---------- Here's a good 21st Century question for...