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Vocation stories of 2 Superiors General

by John Freund, CM | November 3, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family | 2 Comments

The week of November 2-8 is Vocation Awareness Week in the USA. We are privileged to be able to celebrate this week with video interviews of two former Superiors General, Gregory Gay and Robert Maloney sharing their vocation stories.

Pope urges activists to struggle against ‘structural causes’ of poverty

by John Freund, CM | October 31, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change | 0 Comments

Pope Francis urged an international gathering of grassroots social activists to struggle against the “structural causes” of poverty and inequality, with a “revolutionary” program drawn from the Gospels.

Is there really a vocation shortage?

by John Freund, CM | October 30, 2014 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Is there really a vocation shortage? Yes… and No. In once sense there can be no vocation shortage. Everyone has a vocation. However, there is a real shortage of one particular type of vocation – vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life

Sitting in the Side Pew – a retreat with Elizabeth Seton

by John Freund, CM | October 29, 2014 | Vincentian Family | 0 Comments

A recently discovered gem… “In this month’s Retreat Guide, Sitting in the Side Pew, we look at the shining example of North America’s first native-born canonized saint, Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton.”