by John Freund, CM | Jul 24, 2011 | Vincentian Family
I just came across in “The Economist” a novel way to get funding for books and research projects. Crowd Funding In essence… ” The (publishing) business needs fresh ideas. Enter Unbound, a British effort to “crowd-fund” books. Visitors to its...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 23, 2011 | Church
(Romereports.com) This year marks the European Year of Volunteering. And in commemoration, the Pope will also be taking part. On November 10th he will be meeting with a group of Catholic volunteers from around the world. It’s being organized by the Pontifical...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 23, 2011 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Marian Youth
JMV writes,There are only 25 more days left, till we meet here in Madrid in the International Vincentian Youth Gathering and World Youth Day! In the days prior to our meeting, on top of all the paperwork, all the things we have to prepare; all of us who are preparing...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 23, 2011 | Church
He was the first Canadian Roman Catholic priest to start a blog. The Canadian paper Globe and Mailreports that now, at 40, Rev. Thomas Dowd is posting a much loftier achievement: Canada’s youngest bishop and the second youngest in the world. As a pioneer of...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 23, 2011 | Church, Evangelization
Archbishop Rino Fisichella says the Church Must Learn Language of Youth. To evangelize young people, the Church must understand their culture, in which liberty and science are dominant values, says the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New...
