by John Freund, CM | Dec 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
The Sidney-Herald reports that the Rudd Federal Government unveiled its white paper on homelessness, committing $6.1 billion to the first five years of its biggest social reform program. by sjs | Nov 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
The concept behind the Advent Conpiracy (now in its third year) is simple: Worship Fully. Spend Less. Give More. Love All. See their website for various resources aimed at making Christmas the world changing event the first Christmas was. You can share your story... by John Freund, CM | Nov 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
Vincent just went a did things. So did Dorothy Day. On this anniversary of the her death the blog Creo en Dios offers a quote of hers that sounds like a perfect description of most of what Vincent did in his life. Dorothy Day wrote of her motivation and the work of... by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here are some selections on gratitude from our Vincentian heritage…. Abelly, one of Vincent’s early biographers wrote, “He used to say that nothing was so efficacious in winning the heart of God as a spirit of gratitude for his gifts and blessings. In this... 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...
