John Freund, CM
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Charity Federation at the UN
From the NGO News of the Sisters of Charity Federation.... "The Commission on the Status of Women meeting took place in March, with Rosita and Jyoti, our interns from Nepal and India respectively, attending more than 30 side events. After the meeting, they left to...
Ladies of Charity – Sixth Sunday of Lent
he Ladies of Charity website offer this Lenten Reflection for the Sixth Week, April 13, 2014 Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion - Gospel: (Matthew 21: 1-11 and 26: 14-27) Reflection: From the high hosanna acclamation to the low of betrayal, denial, and abandonment the...
New President for St. John’s University
From the Co-Chairs of the Presidential Search Committee... It is our great pleasure to announce that the Board of Trustees has elected Conrado M. Gempesaw, Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, as the...
Vincent de Paul Society – Extend Unemployment Benefits
Sheila Gilbert, President of the St. Vincent dePaul Society USA, urges "Take Action!1.3 million jobless workers lost Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) benefits right after Christmas Dear Vincentians, Yesterday, in a bipartisan vote, the Senate passed a bill to...
Blessed Marguerite Rutan – April 9
Famvin remembers this day of her martyrdom in 1794 with the text of the homily by Fr. Patrik Griffin at the Mass of Thanksgiving during her beatification in 2011. At that time Father Griffin was the Director General of the Daughters of Charity Some excerpts from the...
With blood on our hands?
The somber realization that the crucifixion of innocent humans happens on a daily basis is sobering. We are approaching a week that encompasses our salvation history, including the hope of the eucharistic banquet, the healing of the crucifixion (by his wounds we are...
Vincentian Family faces catastrophic floods
The Vincentian Family lives and ministers in this area hit with catastrophic floods. According to Independent Catholic News... "At least 19 people have died and 40 are missing due after huge floods hit the Solomon Islands and in particular the capital Honiara. In one...
So God, what do you want me to do?
A Discernment Invitation for Single Catholic Women If you are a single Catholic woman age 18-40 and considering a life choice, you may be wondering: Is God calling me? If this question is in your heart, you are cordially invited to join others seeking God's will for...
If you think it is hard to forgive…
20 years after the genocide in Rwanda, reconciliation still happens one encounter at a time. The New York Times offers a photographic essay of victim and aggressor. "Last month, the photographer Pieter Hugo went to southern Rwanda, two decades after nearly a million...
The Broken Cross – Embracing the Desert
The Broken Cross – Healing in Christ – Embracing the Desert – Welcome Everyone - The themes Lynn L'Heureux reflects on in Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday April 8, 2014 Dear Vincentian Brothers and Sisters: It seems so much is happening. We need to pray...