I have noticed recently that my 4-year-old is starting to master the art of complaining in a particular type of whine...
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“The Letter”: a Message for our Earth
by Famvin Media Resources | February 11, 2023 | News, Pope | 1 Comment
The Letter is a powerful documentary released on October 4th 2022 exploring more about the principles of Laudato Si’ and the escalating impact of climate change on communities around the world.
Smiling With Vincentians and Popes
by John Freund, CM | March 20, 2020 | Formation, Pope, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Taking a break from the news of the day let’s smile with Vincentians and Popes!
Pope Francis Publishes Apostolic Exhortation: “Beloved Amazon”
by Javier F. Chento | February 15, 2020 | News, Pope | 0 Comments
Pope Francis published the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, “Beloved Amazon” … this document is the fruit of the Synod on the Amazon.
Eight Things – Pope Francis, the Poor, Laudato Si
by John Freund, CM | October 11, 2019 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Pope, Reflections | 0 Comments
Have I ever thought about the impact of climate change on those who will bear the first effects and brunt of changes?
The Pope Video: Those Distant from the Christian Faith
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jul 8, 2017 | Church, News, Pope
Those Distant from the Christian Faith, which is part of "The Pope Video" series promoted by the Vatican, was released...
Pope Francis Met Tomaž Mavrič, CM, Superior General
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 21, 2017 | News, Pope
On Monday, June 19, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of...
Pope to Israeli reporter “How Can I Help?”
by John Freund, CM | May 25, 2014 | Pope
America Magazine reports ....On 13 June 2013, Pope Francis granted an interview to Israel’s Channel 2 TV at Santa Marta, the Vatican guesthouse where he lives. That interview made history; it was the first time that a TV crew entered Santa Marta to interview the...
Pope Francis – Redistribution of wealth
by John Freund, CM | May 11, 2014 | Pope, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) headlines... Pope Francis called for governments to do their part to aid the poor by redistributing wealth in a spirit of generosity. Pope Francis made the plea on Friday during a speech to U.N. Secretary General Ban Kai Moon. Below...
Saints are not heroes!
by John Freund, CM | May 10, 2014 | Pope
At least that is what Pope Francis thinks! Pope's Mass: Saints are not heroes, they are sinners that bear witness to Christ During his homily at Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis talked about the path to holiness. He explained that saints are not heroes, but sinners that...
“Sell your desk!” – Francis, the Vincentian
by John Freund, CM | May 5, 2014 | Pope
Pope Francis told the Archbishop in charge of the Vatican’s charity, “Don’t wait for people to come ringing. You need to go out and look for the poor.'”
The Surprising Humor of St. John XXIII
by John Freund, CM | Apr 29, 2014 | Pope, Vincentian Family
The Surprising Humor of St. John XXIII - Father James Martin. SJ writes on the US Bishops blog... One night, in the late 1980s, during a retreat as a first-year Jesuit novice, I was poking around the retreat house library when I should have been praying. By chance, I...
What Francis highlighted about the two Popes
by John Freund, CM | Apr 27, 2014 | Pope
In his homily during the canonization Pope Francis highlighted things he learned from the two saints according to RomeReports POPE FRANCIS "These were two men of courage, filled with the parrhesia of the Holy Spirit, and they bore witness before the Church and the...
John Paul II, John XXIII – Vincentian trivia
by John Freund, CM | Apr 27, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Pope
John Paul II – member of the Vincent dePaul Society, beatified Ozanam; John XXIII cure a Daughter of Charity
Daughters of Charity – Relic of John Paul II
by John Freund, CM | Apr 25, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Pope
An extraordinary relic of John Paul II held by Daughters Of Charity. Sister Amelia Cicconofri, D.C. Sister Servant of the Regina Mundi Provincial House of Daughters of Charity, presents and explains the relic they are taking care of. It is a T-shirt which John Paul...
Pope’s encyclical to be on the environment
by John Freund, CM | Mar 29, 2014 | Pope
The Vatican, through the pope's press spokesman, announced that Pope Francis is working on his first encyclical, dealing with the environment. Not surprising that he chose this topic since it is a theme he has often broached. On March 16, 2013, Francis stated he chose...