by John Freund, CM | Jul 17, 2008 | Congregation of the Mission, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
“… today we are happy to send you the letter for the celebration of Saint Vincent Feast.” The text and a suggested prayer follow below. 2008 Vincentian Day of Prayer (pdf format) Rome, July 18, 2008 Anniversary of the first apparition of the Our Lady...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 17, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
St. Vincent’s College, Bridgeport, founded as a school of nursing in 1905 by the Daughters of Charity, will welcome Martha Shouldis as its third president next week reports the Connecticut Post. St. Vincent’s College became a college in 1991. Currently 3...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 16, 2008 | Vincentian Family
Opening Mass Reflection by Amy Furman, St. John’s University July 15, 2008 – Sydney Today we journeyed from our hotel to Barangaroo, the site for World Youth Day 2008’s Opening Mass. The journey was a little long, but we, the Brooklyn Diocese...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 16, 2008 | Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
Alica Robey, one of the Vincentian Lay Missionaries, and I wrote this together. It is not a very happy post, but not everything is happy. She is the Christ The other day, four of the missionaries went out for a walk on a characteristically beautiful afternoon in...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 15, 2008 | Vincentian Family
The remains of Pier Giorgio Frassati <http://www.bettnet.com/frassati/> (1901-25), the Turinese youth beatified in 1990 <http://www.bettnet.com/frassati/fr-homily.html> provided the setting for a vigil service at World Youth Day. Whispers in the Loggia...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 15, 2008 | Disasters and Responses, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
SSVP Australia quickly and generously responded by sending the financial assistance of AU$12,500 for the victims. See letter from Philippine National Resident. From the .pdf document on the July 15 lead story on the international site of the Society… Typhoon...