In a special edition of “The Pope Video,“ the Holy Father asks us to pray for the sick and the suffering…
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by Elizabeth Astridge | November 10, 2018 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
by John Freund, CM | October 20, 2018 | Formation, Pope, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
Although he was somewhat controversial in his day, today the Eastern Province of the Congregation of the Mission is proud of its son, Fr. Thomas Judge.
by Elizabeth Astridge | October 20, 2018 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
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by .famvin | Mar 29, 2020 | Church, Formation, Reflections
In a special edition of “The Pope Video,“ the Holy Father asks us to pray for the sick and the suffering…
by .famvin | Mar 7, 2020 | Church, Formation, Reflections
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Catholics in China.
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | Mar 5, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections, Systemic change
How can we blend sysemic change and a “culture of encounter” in serving the homeless.
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...
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...
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.'”
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...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
“Come and see!”: Love is more powerful, love gives life, love makes hope blossom in the wilderness. "That is why we tell everyone: “Come and see!” In every human situation, marked by frailty, sin and death, the Good News is no mere matter of words, but a testimony to...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
"Why did Jesus ask the women to go to Galilee" asks Pope Francis in his homily at Easter Vigil. "Galilee is the place where they were first called, where everything began! To return there, to return to the place where they were originally called. Jesus had walked...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Asia News reports Pope: The Resurrection "is not a happy ending in a movie" but "a humble victory of God, that humanly looks like a failure" The story continues.... Two children join Francis on the back of his jeep. The two, both with a white cap, and smiles somewhat...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 17, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Every year, the pope asks a person or group of people to write the meditations that are read aloud during the nighttime torch-lit Good Friday ceremony, which he presides over. For 2014, Pope Francis picked Italian Archbishop Giancarlo Maria Bregantini of...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 16, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Women and men were both participating in the ancient rite long before Pope Francis arrived on the scene. An article in April 2014 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 79, No. 4, page 46) provides the history. In 1955, Pius XII reformed the liturgy to make foot washing part...