by John Freund, CM | May 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Fr. Ed Udovic, CM of dePaul University offers another one in his series “St. Vincent’s Reading List”. This one focuses on Henri de Cauchon du Maupas du Tour (1606-1680) who wrote the first biographies (1644 and 1657 respectively) of both of these...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
“Holy Saturday is an invitation to envision a world without Jesus. To try to experience it in a real and personal way… to be with the disciples and with Mary and the other women in their grief over losing Jesus.” writes Susan Stabile in her blog...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
Zenit – A new iTunes application is being offered to give busy people a way of praying the Stations of the Cross anytime, anywhere. Ave Maria Press announced this application, for the iPhone and iPod touch, as something with busy people in mind and the perfect...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
Georgia wrote “We need heroes. We need to give kids heroes. Without heroes, they will give us gangs.” And worse. Some food for thought. We have a history full of heroes – Vincentian and others. Do we tell the stories of the Saints and saints often...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
Julio Suescun, CM, director of the Spanish famvin site, offers reflections on the feast of the Holy Family. LECTIO DIVINA — THE HOLY FAMILY Jesus was educated, grew up and matured in the shelter of a human family, but this did not limit his affective bonds....
by John Freund, CM | Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
A young Vincentian historian reviews ambiguity of the mission in Madagascar. ” On face value, the mission was a disaster and there were numerous deaths. Such is the turmoil and evident failure of Madagascar, that the wisdom of Vincent’s decision was vehemently...
