by John Freund, CM | Nov 11, 2008 | Uncategorized
Abelly’s classic biography of Vincent, published just 4 years after his death, is among the treasures being made available in easily accessible fashion in the reference shelf of the Vincentian Encyclopedia. It has the advantage of being written by a man who knew...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 28, 2008 | Uncategorized
Shane Claiborne is an original voice, a creative spirit, in a gathering movement of young people known as the “new monastics.” With virtues like simplicity and imagination, they are engaging great contradictions of our culture — beginning with the gap...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 7, 2008 | Uncategorized
Vincent got it right saying “leave God for God.†For modern confirmation see Joyce Little’s listing of examples from the life of Jesus in her book The Church and Culture War. She writes, “What we fail to understand is that if [interruptions from our...
by sjs | Jul 3, 2008 | Uncategorized
“Your greatest joy will be what you can do for others to help them encounter Christ, so they can know and follow Him themselves.” At Intentional Disciples, Fr. Mike modifies a secular piece about being an agent of change to reflect our call to be Christ in...
by annaread | Jun 12, 2008 | Uncategorized
Mother Elizabeth Seton’s story is a highlight of a National Catholic Reporter survey of “saintly Americans” who walked the streets of New York. Sister of Charity Regina Bechtle, an expert on Mother Seton’s life and co-editor of her Collected...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 9, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Uncategorized
The new Bishop-Elect of the Newark Archdiocese Manuel A. Cruz, a Cuban refugee, gives special thanks for the role of the Daughters of Charity in his life in Cuba. “As a refugee, I learned that everything is a gift, a gift that comes from God’s loving...