by John Freund, CM | Aug 13, 2011 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Marian Youth
The leadership of the Vincentian Marian Youth is making Spanish language chronicles from Madrid. Here are the first two in English translation provided by famvin. WELCOME TO YOUR HOUSE Madrid, August 12, 2011 In the chapel and sharing prayer.  Thus began the reception...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 13, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Welcome to  the dePaulWYD blog sharing our time at the Vincentian Youth Gathering prior to World Youth Day. I’m Fr. Dennis Holtschneider from DePaul University, wearing the dark blue shirt, third-from-the-right in the front row. (click image to enlarge or the dePaul...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 13, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Terri Butel  had become the first lay Director of Associates of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth . The Associates are a group of men and women who identify with the mission and spirit and share in the ministries of the religious community.  There are 232 SCL...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 13, 2011 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Marian Youth
These days all roads lead to Madrid… even for the Pope. So our Vincentian youth have gathered in Madrid. Â The largest linguistic group, not surprisingly, comes from Spain with next largest being English-speaking, Portugese and Italian speaking. They are...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 12, 2011 | Disasters and Responses, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Parents are being forced to choose which of their children receive water and meager rations of food.” A Choice No Parent Should Have to Make (courtesy of Heifer International.) Parents fleeing the devastating famine on foot — sometimes with as many as...