by John Freund, CM | Jan 9, 2016 | Church, News, Pope
Is the Pope Catholic? Have you watched Pope Francis’ first video message for the traditional papal prayer intention for the month, in which he calls on people of different faiths around the world to work together for peace and justice? Susan Stabile, an occasional...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 9, 2016 | Daughters of Charity, News
The Tanzania News reports on the role of the Daughters of Charity with girls undergoing an alternative rite of passage instead of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in which they receive a new name. They are now called waiseke wa kisasa in Kiswahili and Kikurya which...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 8, 2016 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Sister Carmeli Proano, D.C., gives us 60 seconds about the value of community life as a Daughter of Charity. Year of Consecrated Life As followers to the call of consecrated life, Daughters of Charity are taking this special time to reflect and share about what it...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 8, 2016 | News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Slow economic recovery in Ireland has pushed the leader of the Society in Ireland to raise his voice for the poor. The Irish Times reports, “Geoff Meagher, national president of St Vincent de Paul (SVP), said the organisation is seeing an “alarming level” of calls...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 7, 2016 | News, Sisters of Charity
A congregation of sisters with a mission — part of the Vincentian Family — are still reaching the poorest of the poor. Sent to Malta to care for orphans 150 years ago, the Sisters of Charity of St Jeanne Antide have since been updating their services to...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 7, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Sisters of Charity
Sr. Tracy Kemme, SC offers another one of her reflections, God of the Journey, in her series for the blog The Future of Charity Yesterday, I witnessed two college friends enter into the covenant of marriage. The beautiful Mass took place in the Chapel of the...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 6, 2016 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
In her vocational journey as a Daughter of Charity, Blesssed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira was sent to Salvador in Bahia, Brazil to a shelter for the elderly called “Dom Pedro II”. Like Marguerite Naseau, the good country girl at the time of Saint Vincent (the “first...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 6, 2016 | Collaboration, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Canada has a nice collaboration with business going. Lynn L’Heuereux, through our “Send in News” link writes, “The owner and staff of Craft Beer Market donated $10,00.00 to Christmas Hampers to three cities...
by Ross Dizon | Jan 6, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
By being in solidarity with us, Jesus equips us for solidarity that will lead us to accept those we find difficult to accept. All the people come to John to be baptized. In solidarity with them, Jesus, without knowing any sin, submits humbly and prayerfully to the...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 5, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Remember Mary is the theme of the January edition of E-Voc, the monthly newsletter of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. The month of January begins with the feast of Mary, the Mother of God. She is the doorway through which we enter into the New Year. How...
