by John Freund, CM | Feb 4, 2024 | Church
Band of Sisters tells the story of Catholic nuns and their work for social justice after Vatican II of the 1960s. For Catholics who wonder what became of the nuns they knew in habits and convents many years ago, for activists who may feel profoundly discouraged given...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 4, 2013 | Church
Pope’s adviser speaks of Catholicism’s future as ‘servant’ church Some thought starters from the presentation… Jesus didn’t proclaim himself. He proclaimed the kingdom The church must break down the walls between the ordained hierarchy and the laity, with...
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 13, 2013 | Church, Evangelization, News
As the Year of Faith draws to an end we at FamVin/VinFormation end our monthly series of reflections “Year of Faith” and begin a new weekly series “Formation Fridays”. The Year of Faith was a call to deepen our faith and engage in...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 11, 2013 | Church
The United States Bishops challenge allegations against Catholic Relief Services. They write… Sadly, in recent weeks some groups have raised questions about this extraordinary witness to the Gospel of life. They have raised allegations about CRS’ adherence to...
by Beth | Aug 23, 2013 | Church, Vincentian Family
A worried world looks at events in Egypt, worries and prays. Day by day the situation worsens. “Christianity pre-dates Islam by 600 years, and Egypt was a majority Christian country long before Islam existed. The Copts of Egypt are the indigenous people of the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 14, 2013 | Church
Much has been made over the similarities and differences in recent Popes. Try your hand at this interactive quiz the offers a series of papal quotations on issues that are in the news and asks the reader to identify which Pope made the statement.