Some thoughts from the article Vincentian “Parishes and the New Evangelization” …. A truly evangelizing parish

by John Freund, CM | October 30, 2020 | Evangelization, Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
Fr. Mavric invites every member of the Vincentian Family to take one very concrete step; that is, every member is to bring one new candidate to one of the branches of the Vincentian Family.
by John Freund, CM | July 17, 2020 | Evangelization, Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
To be a missionary is to leave one’s proper world and one’s secure place in the world in order to enter the world of the other; it is to leave one’s place in order to enter the place of the poor and to accompany the poor with the gospel.
by John Freund, CM | April 12, 2019 | Evangelization, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
The first Vincentian priests in the U.S. stood with immigrants dodging the rocks thrown by jeering Know Nothings who opposed them.
by John Freund, CM | December 8, 2018 | Evangelization, Formation, Reflections, Social Media, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
Do you know the address of the Facebook page that has been “liked” by 2.9 million people?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 25, 2014 | Evangelization
Some thoughts from the article Vincentian “Parishes and the New Evangelization” …. A truly evangelizing parish
by John Freund, CM | Jul 24, 2014 | Evangelization, Vincentian Family
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.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 3, 2014 | Evangelization, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
As part of their ongoing preparation to celebrate their 400th anniversary the AIC (Association of International Charities) offers this continuing formation reflection devoted to practical evangelization in the spirit of Vincent.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 23, 2011 | Church, Evangelization
Archbishop Rino Fisichella says the Church Must Learn Language of Youth. To evangelize young people, the Church must understand their culture, in which liberty and science are dominant values, says the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 29, 2011 | Church, Evangelization
Something to think about... I want a church that includes fussy kids, old liturgy, bad sound, weird congregants and—brace yourself—painfully amateur “special music” now and then. Why? Well, for one thing, when the Gospel story is accompanied by a fog machine and...
by John Freund, CM | May 7, 2011 | Church, Evangelization
(Zenit.org).- Evangelization in a world of communications technology is the biggest challenge the Vatican is facing today, according to Archbishop Celli, the president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. "We should ask ourselves to what degree we...