John Freund, CM
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Vocation Awareness Week addresses one kind of shortage
Vocation Awareness Week addresses a shortage of one particular kind of vocation. Everyone has a vocation. St. Paul puts it beautifully with his image of the Body of Christ and the many vocations within the kingdom of God. However, there is a real shortage of vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life .
Models of being holy – For all the saints
Models of being holy – For all the saints – We all have a vocation to holiness. With all the variations of “takes this test to find out who you are….” Father Robert Maloney CM offer a serious invitation to identify which style of holiness fits you.
Beatitudes for Advisors (Vincentian Marian Youth)
Participants at the International Meeting of Advisors for the Vincentian Marian Youth (Paris, 2014) composed the following adaptation of the Beatitudes…
Vincentian Marian Youth Newsletter October 2014
Vincentian Marian Youth Newsletter October 2014 offers a roundup of activities throughout the world and perspectives on prayer and formation.
Daughters of Charity to change (Internet) habit
The Daughters of Charity are about to change their habit again. No, not that one! Their digital habit! Sometime in the next few days their international website will undergo a change and bring a new look- in six languages no less!
Looking back and Pope Francis’ first year: Q&A with John Allen
In this Q&A, religion reporter Lilly Fowler talks to Allen about his years covering the Roman Catholic Church, the Boston Globe’s new website, Crux, and Pope Francis’ leadership so far.
Pope urges activists to struggle against ‘structural causes’ of poverty
Pope Francis urged an international gathering of grassroots social activists to struggle against the “structural causes” of poverty and inequality, with a “revolutionary” program drawn from the Gospels.
Replay of SVDP on EWTN
For those who missed it… Last Thursday, Society of St. Vincent de Paul leaders, International President General Michael Thio, National President Sheila Gilbert and CEO Dave Barringer sat down with EWTN’s Jim and Joy Pinto.
Surprising lessons from 10,000,000 YouTube views
In Surprising lessons from 10,000,000 YouTube views Fr. Robert Barron reflects on that milestone. He writes..."John Henry Newman, G.K. Chesterton, Ronald Knox, C.S. Lewis, and Fulton Sheen all wrote substantive but accessible articles for the mainstream press, and...
Is there really a vocation shortage?
Is there really a vocation shortage? Yes… and No. In once sense there can be no vocation shortage. Everyone has a vocation. However, there is a real shortage of one particular type of vocation – vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life