John Freund, CM
Author
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Kenya – Vincentian Family Asset Management Workshop
Some 120 people from various branches of the Vincentian Family gathered in Nairobi, Kenya for an intense three-day workshop focused on wise asset management, strategic planning and grant writing.
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Griffin – Considering Consecrated Life “Lenten Observance
Two liturgical events during the Christian year stir me. Both transpire during the time of Lent and lead to my observations.
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Frederick Ozanam – “The Book of the Sick”
The original work is an assemblage of passages from scriptures that he read with his wife, Amelie. It was at her suggestion that he collected them into a manuscript.
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Snowflakes, and Vows, that wake up the world
Although community is largely what draws me to this vocation, I did not previously understand how deeply woven it is into poverty, celibacy and obedience.
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Lenten Online Discernment Retreat
Perhaps you or someone you know would be interested
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Vincentians, Young leaders, Rifles, Shotguns
… what I did not expect was the increase in the number of colleges and college students actively participating as part of CSMG’s Young Leaders Initiative.
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Ladies of Charity Reflection First Sunday of Lent
Sr. Fran Ryan, D.C., Spiritual Moderator, offers this reflection to the Ladies of Charity preparing for Lent.
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The hidden costs of being poor
How Expensive It Is to Be Poor The Pew Research Center released a study that found that most wealthy Americans believed “poor people today have it easy because they can get government benefits without doing anything in return.”
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60 Seconds with Sister Julie Kubasak, DC
How Julie Kubasak went from friend to Sister
Would a Missionary give up Swahili (Facebook) for Lent?
What’s the first thing a missionary does? Learn the language. This is the language of the world we live. I’m sorry if you don’t like it. You could go “okay, I don’t like Swahili.”