John Freund, CM
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Boston Haitian community honors Daughters of Charity
Given the Vincentian Family concern for Haiti this award to the Daughters of Charity is significant. Boston Haitian community honors Daughters of Charity
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Frederic Ozanam Honored by Feinstein Institute for Public Service
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul celebrated its founder, Blessed Frederic Ozanam, being inducted into the Hall of Heroes at the Providence College Feinstein Institute of Public Service on Saturday, October 25, 2014.
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Transformative Aging – Thanksgiving and Elder’s Creed
Some have written about process called From Ageing to Sage-ing.”. Twenty four Sisters of Charity Nazareth above 65 years of age spent five days in prayer, reflection and retreat in Mokama, India from October 22 – 27
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Sitting in the Side Pew – a retreat with Elizabeth Seton
A recently discovered gem… “In this month’s Retreat Guide, Sitting in the Side Pew, we look at the shining example of North America’s first native-born canonized saint, Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton.”
I was a stranger and you welcomed me…
I was a stranger and you welcomed me by Janet Gildea. A story with many levels of meaning… two Sisters of Charity from different Congregations, the hospitality of of the New Jersey Sisters of Charity for a teacher and human rights activist in Sudan …
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Celebrating the Sisters of Charity Federation 1947
VinFormation has put together its collection of celebrating the Sisters of Charity Federation which was established on October 27, 1947 to provide mutual support to one another in living their mission of Charity in the modern world.
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A Holy Hangout with the Vincentian Family
In case you missed it live here is the complete video of “A Holy Hangout with the Vincentian Family”
Watch the panel focusing on Vincentian Collaboration stressing the importance of working together to serve the poor!
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The more things change, the more they stay the same
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The tone of the debates about the document, “The Church in Modern World”, during a two year discussion of the document that has shaped the church for 50 years, seems eerily reminiscent of the discussion of the Synod of Bishops.
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Priesthood – Endangered and Dangerous Vocation
As the United States celebrates Priests Sunday this article by Josephine Mckenna of
Religion News Service Italian priest, unfazed by death threats, goes after the Mafia caught my eye.
Not every priest finds himself in such a position. More often than not the priest today shares the lives of people in their best and worst of times.
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It’s not too early – Vincent dePaul Society prepares for Christmas
William Graham of Canada writes of “Christmas that magical time” and what the Society of St. VIncent de Paul is already doing to make it a magical time for those on the margins. Without help for them it can be painful rather than a magical time.