by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2011 | Vincentian Family
The recent gathering of the Vincentian Family explored practical approaches for going beyond the mantra of “Systemic change.” As a service the Vincentian Family Collaborators have compiled a beginning database of Vincentian Family sponsored systemic...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 13, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with representative of the NGO community and stressed that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can play a crucial role in supporting countries in transition as they work to build and strengthen their fledgling institutions with the...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 13, 2011 | Association of the Miraculous Medal, Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Fr. Manuel F. Ginete, no stranger to attendees at Vincentian Family Gatherings, will preach the nine days (Nov. 14-22) of the Solemn Novena in preparation for the Feast of the Miraculous Medal. Bishop David O’Connell, CM will be principal celebrant and homilist...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 12, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Among the recent additions to the Vincentian image archive includes photos disproving a spate of article claiming that Vincent’s body was incorrupt. Fr. John Rybolt writes, “I added a series under Vincent de Paul that I am calling “Exhumation,” although...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 10, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Aidan Rooney CM< writes from El Alto in Bolivia..”Most of the folks in my “vincentian” world have heard of the notion of systemic change. A good link for understanding it can be found on our VinFormation website. Rarely do we speak of the macro-factors...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 10, 2011 | Vincentian Family
In an oversight this article from Sr. Denise LaRock’s All Saints blog post did not get posted. But it still bear posting. Hell, Heaven, and Purgatory–that is how my pastor spoke of Halloween, All Saints Day and All Souls Day. When he spoke of Halloween...
