John Freund, CM
Author
The myths and realities of Thanksgiving
The myths and realities of Thanksgiving – The pilgrims and Native Americans who celebrated the first Thanksgiving have a lot in common with the migrants of today.
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Daughter of Charity leads walking tour of rue du Bac
Take a look inside the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal at the Daughters of Charity Motherhouse in Paris, France. The tour is narrated by Sister Denise LaRock, D.C.
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Black Friday and the Vincentian Family
Black Friday and the Vincentian Family – Currently the Ladies of Charity are among the few in the Vincentian Family benefiting from a kind of partnering with Amazon.
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Full and authoritative story on the life and works of St. Catherine
Fr. Joseph Dirvin wrote what some of have called the definitive biography of Catherine Laboure – Saint Catherine Labouré of the Miraculous Medal.
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7 reasons we’re thankful for Francis… Vincent, Louise, Frederick, Elizabeth, etc
Mike Hayes with 7 reasons we are thankful for Pope Francis. Why we are grateful for the special people in the Vincentian Family Vincent, Louise, Frederic, Catherine, Elizabeth, etc.
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A chapel full of secrets and grace – rue du Bac
The chapel at rue du Bac in Paris is a chapel full of secrets and graces! Would you like a guided tour?
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A Gratitude Retreat from Busted Halo
Thanksgiving is a perfect time to exercise our gratitude muscles. BusterdHalo offers a way for us to join together to take stock of our many blessings and give thanks. A Gratitude Retreat. Let’s not take gratitude for granted.
Vincentian Family Systemic Change in Ukraine – Final Day
Day Three of the Systemic change commission’s visit to Ukraine commenced with a wonderful Holy Eucharist, with the homily delivered by Fr Giuseppe Turatii.
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Systemic Change Ukraine – Day 2
Day two of the systemic change commission in Ukraine has been very uplifting with presentations from Jim Claffey and Fr Giuseppe Turatti on Catholic social teaching and Vincentian Spirituality and Systemic Change
Catholic Response to Executive Order on Immigration
Catholic groups across the country have been quick to applaud President Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration, but they are equally quick to remind that more work remains to be done before finding a “humane” fix to our country’s immigration system.