by John Freund, CM | Jul 7, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Daughters of Charity have received extensive attention during this 150th Anniversary Year of the CIvil War. The following links take you to the literally thousands of news stories, web pages and images highlighted their service.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 7, 2013 | Vincentian Family
As part of the preparation for meeting of the Vincentian Family at World Youth Day in Rio the official site has prepared a series of catechetical instructions. Here is the fourth “Preparatory Catechesis for the International Meeting of the Vincentian...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 6, 2013 | Church
The Editorial Board of Our Sunday Visitor Newsweekly, 7/7/2013 writes.. Call it the Francis factor, the Francis effect or a “new Vatican springtime,” but a new energy is in the air — and it’s floating on a breeze coming from the Domus Sanctae Marthae, where Pope...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 6, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, Vincentian Family
“God’s Geese with winged cornetes? Simple blue habit? Fr. Thomas McKenna, CM offers his reflections… My Friends in Christ, This issue, I write to you about “A Family Trait.” More than two million women and men identify themselves as members of the...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 6, 2013 | Church
Here is an official summary of Pope Francis’ first encyclical, “Lumen Fidei”, published today, July 5th, 2013 and signed on June 29th of the same year. — — — Lumen fidei – The light of faith (LF) is the first Encyclical signed by Pope Francis....