by John Freund, CM | Apr 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
20 years after the genocide in Rwanda, reconciliation still happens one encounter at a time. The New York Times offers a photographic essay of victim and aggressor. “Last month, the photographer Pieter Hugo went to southern Rwanda, two decades after nearly a...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Fr. Robert Barron of The Word on Fire offer his reflection on the controversial movie Noah. In a post entitled “Noah: A Post-Modern Midrash” he argues the film should be viewed in the time-honored biblical for of literature called...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
A Mindful Presence Lenten Reflection by Fr. Derek Swanson, C.M. (eVincentian Newsletter) The other day, I was riding a commuter train and noticed that all of my fellow passengers were focused on using their smart phones, iPads, laptops, or other electronic devices. No...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Much of Lynn L’Heureux’s message this week could  be a commentary on the line of Peter “Brothers and Sisters, we have work to do!” that she quotes from the new movie “The Son of God” Son of God – Saved by Jesus’ Sacrifice – Your...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Sr. Evelyne Franc, the superior general of the international order of the Daughters of Charity, spoke at a weekend summit, focused on the theme “The management of the ecclesiastical goods of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, for the...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
St. Catherine University, in conjunction with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, is launching National Catholic Sisters Week (NCSW) as part of National Women’s History Month. The celebratory week is intended to shine a spotlight on the good works and good will of...