by John Freund, CM | Nov 13, 2011 | Association of the Miraculous Medal, Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Fr. Manuel F. Ginete, no stranger to attendees at Vincentian Family Gatherings, will preach the nine days (Nov. 14-22) of the Solemn Novena in preparation for the Feast of the Miraculous Medal. Bishop David O’Connell, CM will be principal celebrant and homilist...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 12, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Among the recent additions to the Vincentian image archive includes photos disproving a spate of article claiming that Vincent’s body was incorrupt. Fr. John Rybolt writes, “I added a series under Vincent de Paul that I am calling “Exhumation,” although...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 10, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Aidan Rooney CM< writes from El Alto in Bolivia..”Most of the folks in my “vincentian” world have heard of the notion of systemic change. A good link for understanding it can be found on our VinFormation website. Rarely do we speak of the macro-factors...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 10, 2011 | Vincentian Family
In an oversight this article from Sr. Denise LaRock’s All Saints blog post did not get posted. But it still bear posting. Hell, Heaven, and Purgatory–that is how my pastor spoke of Halloween, All Saints Day and All Souls Day. When he spoke of Halloween...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 10, 2011 | Vincentian Family
The Law School’s Child Advocacy Clinic and St. John’s Campus Ministry are sponsoring an experiential poverty awareness event, 100 Hours of Poverty. The basic idea is simple: Can you live for 100 hours on a foodstamp budget? That’s $6.48 a day or $27.49 for the whole...
