by John Freund, CM | Oct 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Sr. Regina Bechtle, SC (New York) shares just such moments in the reflection below. A card on my desk by an anonymous author says: Life is not measured by the number...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
Deacon Greg Kandra blogs the story The “gradual” homecoming of Sister Theresa, an atheist who became a nun. She is exemplifies the principle of gradualism that the bishops are speaking about at the Synod. He writes… Those who have been following the Synod in...
by Lynn L'Heureux | Oct 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Words to Lift – Possessions and Generosity– Sins of the World – Let Your Light Shine Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Tuesday October 7, 2014 Dear Vincentian Family: We are into October and I know our days have flown. October is a full month of feast days. Some days... by John Freund, CM | Sep 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Pope requests prayer for Synod 9/28/2014 Day of Prayer for the III Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops Sunday, 28 September is to be set aside as a Day of Prayer for the III Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, scheduled to take...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
We can borrow Vincent de Paul’s tough questions about how to best help those most in need. So writes Meghan Clark sharing her post Vincentian pilgrimage reflections on immigrant communities Paris and Queens. … My pilgrimage (to Paris with others from the three...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins this coming Wednesday evening, Sept. 24, and ends the evening of Friday, Sept. 26. Pope Francis told an interviewer that “inside every Christian is a Jew.” “Every day, I pray with the Psalms of David. My prayer is Jewish,...