John Freund, CM
Author
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Be honest! What is your attention span?
Be honest! What is your attention span? Noted social media guru Beth Kanter reflects on “How To Train Your Attention and Be Effective When Working Online”
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Blogging nuns, Tweeting monks, even a Pope
(There is) a movement sweeping the Catholic world: monks, nuns, everyday people of faith, and, most famously, the Pope himself, are embracing digital media
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Under the MISEVI umbrella – Vincentian youth accept missionary challenge
Under the MISEVI umbrella – Vincentian youth accept missionary challenge “To think about MISEVI (Vincentian Lay Missionaries) with an Italian face”
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Finding God in your life
One of the handouts at the Ladies of Charity National Assembly provides a method for finding God in your life.
Novena in honor of St. Vincent
Parishioners are encouraged to pray this novena in preparation for the feast day of St. Vincent de Paul by beginning on September 18 and ending September 26. The feast day follows on September 27. The novena can be started anytime that one wishes to reflect on the teachings of the Saint.
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Bishop of Rochester to sleep out for Homeless
Housing Justice is happy to announce that the Rt Rev. Lord Bishop of Rochester (England) , Chair of Housing Justice, will be doing a sleep-out as part of Homeless Sunday 2015.
St. John’s University honors noted Vincentian Family members
In celebration of Founder’s Week St. John’s University is honoring John Rybolt, CM with an Honorary Degree
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Vincentian Family mobilizes on climate change
The Vincentian Family mobilizes on climate change and will be there when New York City will host the largest climate march in history according to the organizers of The Peoples Climate March.
Ontario President reflects on the Spirituality of Vincentian Leadership
The President of the Ontario Vincent dePaul Society takes on the the topic “The Spirituality of Vincentian Leadership” at their annual general meeting.
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NJ Charity to be beatified in Newark
NJ Charity Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich to be beatified in Newark in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart