by John Freund, CM | Jul 8, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
“Like the nuns at Gettysburg, may we finally learn to unleash the most powerful weapon of all: unconditional love.” A little more than 150 years ago — July 1-3, 1863 — the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War was fought at Gettysburg,...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 7, 2013 | Vincentian Family
This Vatican YouTube channel offers news coverage of the main activities of the Holy Father Pope Francis and of relevant Vatican events. It is updated daily. Video images are produced by Centro Televisivo Vaticano (CTV), texts by Vatican Radio (RV) and CTV. This...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 7, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Daughters of Charity have received extensive attention during this 150th Anniversary Year of the CIvil War. The following links take you to the literally thousands of news stories, web pages and images highlighted their service.
by John Freund, CM | Jul 7, 2013 | Vincentian Family
As part of the preparation for meeting of the Vincentian Family at World Youth Day in Rio the official site has prepared a series of catechetical instructions. Here is the fourth “Preparatory Catechesis for the International Meeting of the Vincentian...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 6, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, Vincentian Family
“God’s Geese with winged cornetes? Simple blue habit? Fr. Thomas McKenna, CM offers his reflections… My Friends in Christ, This issue, I write to you about “A Family Trait.” More than two million women and men identify themselves as members of the... by John Freund, CM | Jul 5, 2013 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Lay Missionaries
Sr. Mary Beth Kubera, DC writes…”We had the 2013 Vincentian Lay Missionary Orientation at DePaul University on Thursday, June 27-Saturday, June 29. Jessica Werner, VLM Director, facilitated the entire orientation. The program included a special session for...