Pope Francis
The Pope Video • #PrayForTheWorld
by .famvin | March 29, 2020 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In a special edition of “The Pope Video,“ the Holy Father asks us to pray for the sick and the suffering…
The Pope Video • Catholics in China
by .famvin | March 7, 2020 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Catholics in China.
What Can We Do About Homelessness?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | March 5, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections, Systemic change | 3 Comments
How can we blend sysemic change and a “culture of encounter” in serving the homeless.
Pope Francis on Lent – The Expected and Unexpected
by John Freund, CM | February 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
I should not have been but I was surprised by some of the things Pope Francis included in his Lenten Letter 2020
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The Pope Video • Women in Leadership Roles in the Church
by .famvin | Oct 10, 2020 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Women in Leadership Roles in the Church.
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Pope Francis’ Encyclical Read as a Puzzle
by John Freund, CM | Oct 7, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections
In a beautiful document on the call to human community, Pope Francis offers the “Good Samaritan” as a lens through which we can look at the many serious problems of a polarized and insensitive world.
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Reflections on Laudato Si´
by Sr. Donna Geernaert, SC | Oct 4, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
A collaborative spirit is evident in Pope Francis’ writing and publication of his encyclical, Laudato si´: on Care for our Common Home.
Holy Year of Mercy – Count the ways communicating Divine Mercy
by John Freund, CM | Apr 9, 2015 | Church, News, Pope
Holy Year of Mercy – Count the ways communicating Divine Mercy
Pope reflects on lessons of the women at the tomb
by John Freund, CM | Apr 4, 2015 | Vincentian Family
Pope reflects on lessons of the women at the tomb
Pope Francis – “The tiredness of priests”
by John Freund, CM | Apr 2, 2015 | News
With tenderness he says to priests ... "The tiredness of priests! Do you know how often I think about this weariness which all of you experience? I think about it and I pray about it, often, especially when I am tired myself. I pray for you as you labour amid the...
Holy week is so rich in symbols and images!
by John Freund, CM | Apr 1, 2015 | Vincentian Family
Holy week is so rich in symbols and images!
Pope Francis’ Palm Sunday homily
by John Freund, CM | Mar 29, 2015 | News
Pope Francis’ Palm Sunday homily
Pope Francis announces a Holy Year of Mercy
by John Freund, CM | Mar 13, 2015 | Formation
I have decided to call an extraordinary Jubilee that is to have the mercy of God at its center.
Pope’s guide to confession
by John Freund, CM | Mar 1, 2015 | Formation
Going to confession during Lent? Here are some tips from the pope
World Youth Day message: “Have the courage to be happy”
by John Freund, CM | Feb 18, 2015 | Pope
Pope Francis has told young people to “have the courage to be happy” in his Message for the 30th World Youth Day, which will be celebrated in dioceses around the world on Palm Sunday.
Lenten choices ala Pope Francis
by John Freund, CM | Feb 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Lent that a call for conversion or “change your way of thing” as we stand before two visions of Church