by John Freund, CM | Feb 27, 2009 | Congregation of the Mission, Missions inter gentes, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Fr. Joseph Loftus CM shares his perspectives on Lent from his perspective in China.a-chinese-ash-wednesday
by John Freund, CM | Jan 25, 2009 | Church, Missions inter gentes, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Vincentian Jospeph Loftus CM reports on the good and the bad news of China. China is the world’s top Internet user. China supplants Germany as the world’s 3rd largest economy. But… Painful New Year for China’s Migrant Workers.
by John Freund, CM | Jan 2, 2009 | Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
After waiting for almost 20 years since the last Paiwan Aboriginee was ordained, last Januray 1, 2008, a new priest from their tribe was ordained. The ordination which was held in a Vincentian administered mission-parish of Jinlun.
by John Freund, CM | Dec 31, 2008 | Missions inter gentes
If you earn $156 per year you do not live in poverty according to the new poverty line adopted by the Chinese government. This newly “increased” standard has increased the number of poor people to 43.2 million. Earlier data, based on a yearly income of 785...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 29, 2008 | Congregation of the Mission, Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
Fr. Dandy Labitag, CM pastor of the remote Parish of Dawu also celebrated the Midnight Mass to commemorate the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The children from Anshuo Chapel played the story of the Nativity. Fr. Labitag is known to famvin viewers for his wonderful...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 6, 2008 | Congregation of the Mission, Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
“ Our brothers of the old world should be taught that China is the country of the future, of the illimited possibilities. That if, as it might be, it resists to the actual crisis and survives to it, it is called to play an important and unexpected part in the...
