by John Freund, CM | Aug 24, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Harvest the fruits of the Jubilee Year! This is the invitation from leaders of the Vincentian Family as we look forward to the Annual Vincentian Family Day of Prayer September 27. Famvin presents this initial resource for planning and personal reflection for this...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 23, 2011 | Disasters and Responses, News
Lest anyone have any doubt of the new measure for spreading news…. A 5.9 earthquake originated in Mineral, Virginia Tuesday afternoon according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Tweets began pouring in from D.C. nearly thirty seconds before we felt the quake at our...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 22, 2011 | Justice and Peace
“National Programs That Serve Those in Need are At Risk” – Joe Flannigan, National President SVDP USA, reminds Vincentians that Congress is in recess until September 7 and their senators and representatives are back home. When they return to...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 22, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Rosalie was Frederic Ozanam’s mentor so members of the Vincent dePaul Society as well as Daughters of Charity might be interested in the recent acquisition of an early holy card by the Vincentiana Collection at DePaul University. It depicts her in an incident...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 21, 2011 | Justice and Peace
For Vincentians Labor Day can and should be a call to justice. Labor Day – “a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. (US Department of Labor)” There is a powerful...