by John Freund, CM | Oct 19, 2014 | Evangelization, Vincentian Family
Mission Sunday – Evangelization – Vincentian Year How fitting these three topics come together today. Mission Sunday 2014 is celebrated on the day that Paul VI was beatified at the closing Mass of the World Synod on the Family and Vincentians have just...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 19, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Ever try to imagine a scene from the gospel on Sunday? For those who are visually oriented and strongly believe that a picture is worth a thousand words here is a resource for visual meditation materials for praying the liturgy – the Biblical Art Concordance...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 18, 2014 | Vincentian Family
How one city cut 30 million per year from homeless budget – Â It happened when one city gave homeless people shelter instead of throwing them in jail In 2005, the Salt Lake city was spending $40 million to address chronic homelessness. Several years after...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 18, 2014 | Vincentian Family
On Thursday, Oct. 23, SVdP Â National President Sheila Gilbert, National CEO Dave Barringer and International President Michael Thio will be guests on EWTN’s new Thursday afternoon live show, “At Home with Jim & Joy,” hosted by Jim and Joy Pinto....
by John Freund, CM | Oct 18, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
What if Jesus were a mystery shopper? You know… a person testing how customers are being treated. We already know the answer to that. “He came unto his own and his own knew him not”. Crisis – the national charity for homeless hired 8...