by John Freund, CM | Mar 25, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
March 25 th marks the 163rd anniversary of the union of Mother Seton’s Sisters of Charity with the Daughters of Charity. For more on the history and the difference visit this post from the Provincial Archives of the Daughters of Charity in Emmitsburg. This year... by John Freund, CM | Mar 24, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Vincentian Voices are heard with increasing frequency this Holy Week… Sr. Carol Schumer, DC (The) passages for this Sunday bombard us with activity: untying, helping, riding, spreading, praising, proclaiming, rebuking; eating, drinking, sharing, debating,...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 22, 2013 | Pope, Vincentian Family
John L. Allen Jr. offers thoughts on Challenges to vision of a ‘Poor Church for the Poor’ “How I would like a poor church for the poor,” Francis said. It’s a fitting sentiment for a pope who took his name from Francis of Assisi, a...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 21, 2013 | Vincentian Family
“One Cloth Many Threads” – systemic change and culture One of the things that we are going to encounter as we engage in Systemic Change is working with diverse cultures. It is important to understand some of the elements of culture that will help us to truly and... by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 20, 2013 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
As part of the reconfiguration process of the southern provinces of CLAPVI (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Perú and the International Mission of Bolivia), we are embarking on a process to promote interchange of confreres on various levels. At a meeting of the provincials...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 20, 2013 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Today, the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative launched a campaign to raise funds to support a sewing cooperative in Haiti to employ women who were taught to sew, embroider and create artisanal crafts by the Daughters of Charity. Minimum wage in Haiti is $5/day, but...
