John Freund, CM
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Just Care—for those who care
“To serve is not to be reduced to servitude” Pope Francis Just Care—for those who care Join the Ladies of Charity in Milwaukee September 11-14 for the LOC National Assembly
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Journey of Faith – Congregation of the Mission USA
VinFormation has SlideShare presentation depicting the history of the Congregation of the Mission in the United States. Journey of Faith is based on John Rybolt’s “The American Vincentians: A Popular History of the Congregation of the Mission in the United States 1815-1987”
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Service immersion shapes students at DePaul
Service Immersion Program helps shape students as Vincentians in action "We follow the Vincentian philosophy to walk with those you serve and become immersed in their lives. You don’t come to change people; you come to be changed in the process.” The article from...
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Vincentian Family to celebrate New Evangelization
The leaders of various branches of the Vincentian Family have called for a year to celebrate New Evangelization. In this segment of Formation Friday VinFormation offers some of its relevant resources. Over the coming months it will prepare many more.
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Sisters of Charity Lay Mission experience in India
Join the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth’s Lay Mission Volunteer Program on a two week volunteer mission trip to work with the Sisters and children at Asha Kiran in Dharuhera, India.
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Louise as Spirit-filled evangelizer
Sister María Ángeles Infante, DC Pope Francis dedicated the last chapter of his Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, to spirit-filled evangelizers…. I have come to realize that what is being presented there was fully accomplished by Louise de Marillac.
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What do Sisters do for fun?
Ever wonder what Sisters do for fun? Ask us! We'll answer your questions about vocations and free time as a Daughter of Charity LIVE on YouTube Aug. 24. Use #HolyHangoutDC on Twitter or post here to our Timeline. Join the event: http://on.fb.me/WwuXhM PS Their...
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A saint so admired… even by his enemies
A saint so admired… even by his enemies. St. Justin de Jacobis, CM, the great missionary to Ethiopia. Learn the secrets of his success in the
presentation St. Justin de Jacobis: The Art of Dialogue.
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What Congress and Vincentians Shared
A Washington Post story was about some members of Congress who took part in a poverty simulation exercise as a way of gaining some insight into what real people experience. In 2011 over 100 participants at our “Bridges Out of Poverty” meeting took part in basically the same sort of exercise.
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SVDP USA – Protect Unaccompanied children
Sheila Gilbert, National President of SVDP USA, urges Protect Unaccompanied Children Seeking Refuge