by John Freund, CM | Jul 25, 2008 | Missions inter gentes
Justin De Jacobis, CM (October 9, 1800 – July 31, 1860) served as Vincentian missionary to Ethiopia from 1839 until his death.Between 1839 and 1860 he worked in northern Ethiopia, mainly in Tegray. On July 25, 1939, he was beatified and canonized as a saint on... by John Freund, CM | Jul 25, 2008 | Church, Missions inter gentes
After taking a closer look at the situation of today’s world the Pope writes, “… the missionary mandate continues to be an absolute priority for all baptized persons who are called to be “servants and apostles of Christ Jesus” at the... by John Freund, CM | Jul 23, 2008 | Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Fathers of the Chinese Province belong to the worldwide Congregation of the Mission and to the worlwide Vincentian Family. We are proud to have our roots from our Founder, St. Vincent de Paul, whose spirit and works showed love and biased for the... by John Freund, CM | Jul 18, 2008 | Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Encyclopedia provides background information about Vincentian Lay Missioners (VLM), a still relatively unknown collaborative venture of the Daughters of Charity and members of the Congregation of the Mission first in Ireland and now the US. by John Freund, CM | Jul 18, 2008 | Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
As I read I could not help thinking of how Vincent used to share stories like these with his early missioners and wealthy friends. ( Famvin editor’s comment) See earlier posts “Setting Out” and the troubling “First Report” Aidan... by John Freund, CM | Jul 16, 2008 | Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
Alica Robey, one of the Vincentian Lay Missionaries, and I wrote this together. It is not a very happy post, but not everything is happy. She is the Christ The other day, four of the missionaries went out for a walk on a characteristically beautiful afternoon in...
