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The Vincentian Family is a movement made up of more than 160 institutions and some 4,000,000 people who follow Jesus Christ, serving the poor, as did St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac and many other believers who, over the last four centuries, have enriched the Vincentian charism.
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Pinterist and Depaul UK
by John Freund, CM | Oct 28, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Depaul UK is using Pinterest to tell how it helps homeless and disadvantaged young people fulfill their potential in the community. Youth Homelessness - Stories about young people who are homeless, organisations that help young homeless people and supporters who are...
Inspiring charism service in our facilities
by John Freund, CM | Oct 28, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Community Service at Nazareth Home What is Community Service? ... especially with our own? Helping Sisters with the voting process for the November election; One-on-one lunches; Transportation; Assistance attending daily Mass; Facilitating communication with...
Presidential platforms – I am tired of the arguing
by John Freund, CM | Oct 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Presidential platforms - Phyllis Zagano writes, "I'm tired of the arguing, the truth-shading, the smirking and the jokes. I'm tired of it all. Here are the seven issues I want addressed starting today, this minute. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Not after whatever...
Synod’s last word
by John Freund, CM | Oct 27, 2012 | Church, News
The Synod of Bishops on new evangelisation draws to a close this weekend as over 260 Church leaders from around the globe come up with a final list of propositions to present to Pope Benedict for inclusion in his apostolic exhortation. On Friday morning, the bishops...
Irish Vincentian reflects on Sunday readings
by John Freund, CM | Oct 27, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Pat Collins, CM of the Province of Ireland, offers weekly reflections on Sunday readings and other material for reflection on New Evangelization on his personal website. He writes... "In the Summer of 2005 I spoke to Legatus, an organization for influential...
‘Virtual’ space not less important than real world – Pontifical Council
by John Freund, CM | Oct 26, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses
“We must not think of it as a ‘virtual’ space which is somehow less important than the real world,” Archbishop Celli said. “If the church is not present in this space, if the good news is not proclaimed ‘digitally,’” he continued, “then we risk abandoning the many...
Media part of the problem, part of the solution
by John Freund, CM | Oct 26, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses
For members of the Synod of Bishops, media is part of the problem, and part of the solution. See the following sampling of views... The Catholic News Service writes "The Catholic Church needs to use its media and social networks to spread the faith because much of the...
Synod draft on new frontiers in communications
by John Freund, CM | Oct 26, 2012 | Evangelization, Technology: Issues and Uses
Below are four paragraphs (59-62) from the Instrumentum Laboris or "working document" prepared for the Synod of Bishops dealing with the subject of "The New Frontier of the Communications Sector". The document recognizes the challenges presented by digital...
Jesus the Communicator – meeting felt needs first
by John Freund, CM | Oct 25, 2012 | Evangelization
As we move into this Year of Faith and the New Evangelization the folks at InternetEvangelismDay have posted an article on "Jesus, the Communicator - His sermon method: meeting felt needs first". "If Jesus had anything like a standard approach it was more likely to be...
Resources for elements of the Vincentian Charism
by John Freund, CM | Oct 25, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Visit a collection of resources related to elements of the Vincentian Family charism.