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Nuns top Billboard charts
by John Freund, CM | Aug 9, 2013 | News
Zenit.org reports - A group of contemplative nuns from Missouri put their prayerful singing onto a CD -- and it's been at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Classical Music Chart for 13 consecutive weeks. “Not since 2006 has a group occupied the No. 1 spot for 13 weeks...
St. Vincent as first Treasurer
by John Freund, CM | Aug 9, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Provincial Treasurers of the Congregation of the Mission gathered to hear Fr. Gregory Gay offer his thoughts on "Vincent as the first Provincial Treasurer (Econome)". It does not require much imagination to transpose his thoughts to those who have responsibilities for...
Thank You, Sisters
by John Freund, CM | Aug 8, 2013 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
From the Sisters of Charity Nazareth Facebook page... "In the new book “Thank You, Sisters: Stories of Women Religious and How They Enrich Our Lives” there is an entire chapter on Tess Browne, SCN, by Maria de Lourdes Ruiz Scaperlanda, who is an award-winning author....
WYD – Philippine SVDP Youth perspective
by John Freund, CM | Aug 8, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Karl Michael Hila, Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s (SSVP) National Council of the Philippines director for youth development was one of the 1,000 Vincentian youth from all the continents of the world who gathered for the three-day meeting which focused on giving...
Sisters of Charity Nazareth oppose pipeline
by John Freund, CM | Aug 8, 2013 | Justice and Peace, Sisters of Charity
According to the their website... Blueprints for the Bluegrass Pipeline runs through Nelson County and near Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, a 300-acre campus home to more than 100 sisters. Their names are among 5,252 signatures included in a petition against a...
Vincentian Missionary Spirit (rev. 2)
by John Freund, CM | Aug 7, 2013 | Vincentian Family
The following video version of highlights from Fr. Gregory Gay's presentation to Vincentian youth gathered in Belo Horizonte on the occasion of World Youth Day. See the full text in PDF format GGG-EIJV-catechesis-ENG http://youtu.be/FXdCtYJt9zc
Vincentian Collaboration and “Voice of the Poor”
by John Freund, CM | Aug 7, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Reflections on collaboration in advocacy from the "Voice of the Poor committee "of the Society of St. Vincent dePaul..C The Society of St. Vincent de Paul "Voice of the Poor" has always used a collaborative approach to advocacy. We learned early on that, while...
Depaul Box Co – thinking outside the box
by John Freund, CM | Aug 7, 2013 | Vincentian Family
The Huffington Post writes... "One UK company is thinking outside of the box when it comes to helping homeless youth. Advertising group Publicis and its charity client, Depaul UK, recently founded theDepaul Box Company, which sells recycled cardboard boxes and uses...
Vincentian mural… and drone camera
by John Freund, CM | Aug 6, 2013 | Vincentian Family
What happens when Vincentian technology and art meet? You get Paul Sisul's small drone with a camera attached to it to fly up close and personal to a building size mural of St. Vincent created by Br. Mark Elder out of thousands of faces of Vincentians at dePaul...
Be Still – A Generous God – Clinging – Be Alert
by John Freund, CM | Aug 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Lynn L’Heureux writes... Be Still – A Generous God – Clinging – Be Alert My dear Vincentian Brothers and sisters you are in my prayers this week and especially Tuesday. I hope your Tuesdays become days of miracles. Be still and know our generous God is with you. ...