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Formation Friday – Understanding Origins
by John Freund, CM | Nov 29, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Sisters of Charity
What do November 29th and December 1st have in common? The foundation of communities of women religious in the Vincentian tradition – The Daughters of Charity and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. VinFormation has new resources about their origins. Why is this information important?
Busy persons guide to the Pope’s statement
by John Freund, CM | Nov 29, 2013 | Pope
FOCUS - Fellowship of Catholic University Students offer this hand guide to the Pope's recent Apostolic Exhortation. "In order to try to meet this challenge, I’ve separated the blog post into different sections below: If you have 60 seconds to know what the document...
Advent reflections from the Ladies of Charity
by John Freund, CM | Nov 29, 2013 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity
Gayle Johnson, President, AIC-LCUSA writes... Advent Season - O Come, O Come Emmauel. My memories of Advent always bring to mind this hymn we sang as we lit our family Advent wreath. I celebrated the same tradition during my high school days at St. Teresa's...
Vincentian Marian Youth and the Daughters of Charity
by John Freund, CM | Nov 29, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Marian Youth
The Vincentian Marian Youth (VMY) congratulate the Daughters of Charity on their Foundation Day celebration.
Vincentians in Partnership – Justice e-newsletter
by John Freund, CM | Nov 29, 2013 | Justice and Peace
...to the Vincentians in Partnership November justice e-newsletter. Vincentians in Partnership is the umbrella organisation of all Vincentian organisations in Great Britain. This monthly e-newsletter gives you the latest news from the VIP and the Vincentian Family and...
Thanksgiving in the liturgy
by John Freund, CM | Nov 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
From the Preface for Thanksgiving Day in the USA.. You have entrusted to us the great gift of freedom, a gift that calls forth responsibility and commitment to the truth that all have a fundamental dignity before you. In Jesus, through his Death and Resurrection, we...
Gratitude – a two-edged sword
by John Freund, CM | Nov 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
A piece in the Harvard Business Review "We Could Be Better at Giving Thanks" points to a disconnect on gratitude... Although people say they want to be thanked more often at work, fewer than 50% of Americans polled for the John Templeton Foundation, a philanthropic...
St. Catherine Laboure – the Silent Saint
by John Freund, CM | Nov 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Our Mother, the Virgin Mary, entrusted to Saint Catherine the making of a medal that would be a symbol of the faith of all those who wore it. Catherine, a young novice, fulfilled the Virgin’s request and thanks to her faithfulness we have seen “miracles” throughout...
Thanksgiving … for everyday!
by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Visitors to this site from United States will be celebrating Thanksgiving Day Nov. 28, 2013. However, thanksgiving is a universal theme rather than just a holiday in one country. This video, featuring Brother David, a highly-respected Benedictine monk, author and...
News of the Brothers of Charity
by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2013 | Vincentian Family
The international NGO for development cooperation of the Brothers of Charity Training by Fracarita International in Sri Lanka From October 17th till 24th, the regional coordinators of our seven country offices in Asia gathered in Sri Lanka, together with the regional...