by John Freund, CM | Nov 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Many followers of Vincent, Louise, Elizabeth and Frederic have learned that Pope Francis has commissioned showers for the homeless under St. Peter’s colonnades. On Monday 17th of November work will begin to renovate the public restrooms for pilgrims: there will be a... by John Freund, CM | Nov 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
Faith discussed online – go beyond anecdotes to the research! “Almost half of US adults (46 percent) say they saw someone sharing “something about their faith” on the Internet in the past week” according to Pew Research Center report summarized in... by John Freund, CM | Nov 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
She is now Sr. Amanda. She was once simply Amanda Kerns. She offered “A Cheat-Sheet for Discerners of Religious Life” at about the halfway point of her transition to Sr. Amanda. We share it in the Vocation Awareness Week thinking that it might be of help...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
In Surprising lessons from 10,000,000 YouTube views Fr. Robert Barron reflects on that milestone. He writes…”John Henry Newman, G.K. Chesterton, Ronald Knox, C.S. Lewis, and Fulton Sheen all wrote substantive but accessible articles for the mainstream...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
Is there really a vocation shortage? Yes… and No. In once sense there can be no vocation shortage. Everyone has a vocation. St. Paul puts it beautifully with his image of the Body of Christ and the many vocations within the kingdom of God. However, there is a...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
November is a month rich in celebrations for the Vincentian Family*… but first comes Halloween and questions for Catholics About.com’s Catholicism expert Scott P. Richert offers insights to questions you may never have thought to ask but whose answers you...