Religious Life

Sister of Charity sociologist on Apostolic Visitation Report

by John Freund, CM | December 17, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments

Sister of Charity sociologist on Apostolic Visitation Report – Patricia Wittberg, S.C. (Cincinnati) , is professor of sociology at Indiana University who points out that the report challenges preconceptions about three groups but does not address the most serious challenge to religious life.

A tale of two generations

by John Freund, CM | February 9, 2014 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Francis: 'Older religious offer wisdom, younger, vitality' On Sunday, Pope Francis celebrated the 18th World Day for Consecrated Life highlighting the fact that at the center of Consecrated Life there is always Jesus. Francis recalled the Feast of the Presentation of...

What Francis is telling religious

by John Freund, CM | January 10, 2014 | Pope | 0 Comments

Listen to what the Pope has been telling religious... Be prophetic “The church must be attractive. Wake up the world! Be witnesses of a different way of doing things, acting, living! (Show) it’s possible to live differently in this world.” Have contact with those...