John Freund, CM
Author
Formation of Vincentian laity
Fr. Joseph McCann, CM reflects on leadership lessons in ‘Sister Gen’: A Case Study of Vincentian Leadership. He raises the important question of how Vincentian Formation for Leadership can take place outside traditional structures. "Our case study suggests certain...
Verbal difference between Francis and Benedict
According to the Huffington Post...Data journalist Chris Walker conducted a word frequency analysis on the first hundred speeches of Pope Francis and Pope Benedict to get a visual representation of their priorities. Francis clearly emphasized poverty and poor far...
A Conversation With Sister Carol Keehan DC
The Huffington Post offers "A Conversation With Sister Carol Keehan About Health Care Challenges" "Catholic nuns know lots about Health care. They founded hospitals all over the United States and ran them with love and grit. Sister Carol Keehan is president and chief...
iGods – Apple, Amazon, Goggle, Facebook, etc.
The blog InternetEvangelism offers a review of "Gods: How Technology Shapes Our Spiritual and Social Lives" – new book by Craig Detweiler. Communication scholar, film-maker, and cultural commentator Craig Detweiler’s new book iGods: How Technology Shapes Our Spiritual...
Hanging out with God – Consumer/Christian
Hanging out with God – Consumer/Christian – Gathering as Family – Life is a Celebration are the topics of Lynn L'Heureux' reflections for Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tues. January 7, 2014 Dear Vincentian Family: We are clearly into 2014. How are your...
Vincentian Magi – then and now?
Have you thought about what gifts we as a Vincentian Family and individual followers Vincent and Louise bring to the "stables" today? As I read a post "Third Millennium Wisemen" focused on the gifts of our last three Popes that was the question I found myself asking....
What are Vincentian youth doing?
Take a quick tour around the world with the Vincentian Marian Youth Newsletter JMV Bulletin 2013 ENG Brazil - From November 15-17 the II National Encounter of former members of the VMY who have transitioned into other branches of the Vincentian Family was held. Thirty...
What did Pope say and do?
It seems as if the media can not get enough of Pope Francis. FamVin has been no exception. Since his election as Pope FamVin has post some 80 articles with the identifying tag "Pope". Many of these posts have highlighted what he has said ... done... that resonate with...
Do you Instagram? Pinterest?
Do you Instagram and Pinterest? The Daughters of Charity do both!
Are vows, virtues still relevant?
Are vows and virtues relevant is the question posed by Tim Williams CM, Provincial Director of the Daughters of Charity Australia, in his reflection VOWS, VIRTUES AND RELEVANCE