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Superior General – Training for Vincentian Spiritual Direction
by John Freund, CM | Jun 18, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The Superior General writes... May the grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ be forever in our hearts! I write to make you aware of a unique program on spiritual direction in the Vincentian tradition offered at All Hallows College in Dublin, Ireland. Sponsored by the...
Sister of Charity addresses Canadian Council of Religious
by John Freund, CM | Jun 17, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Issuing a call for intergenerational dialog, Patricia Wittberg, Sister of Charity of Cincinnati, Ohio, and sociology professor at Indiana Univeristy-Perdue University in Indianapolis delivered the keynote address for the Canadian Council of Religious Annual Meeting....
Vincentian Family on Facebook? “It’s complicated!”
by John Freund, CM | Jun 17, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Given the growing importance of Facebook (its current membership ranks behind only the population of China and India) it occurred to me to ask the various groups who have Facebook presence to provide their Facebook url by commenting on this post. The thought was that...
Growing criminalization of homelessness – implications
by John Freund, CM | Jun 17, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Philadelphia; Denver; Ashland, OR. What do these cities have in common? They are all addressing homelessness and poverty by making it a crime. A Painful Truth And in Sunday’s edition of the USA Today, we shared a painful truth: they’re not alone. Across the country,...
Connecting immigrant experiences and Catholic Social Teaching
by John Freund, CM | Jun 16, 2012 | Justice and Peace
Drawn from documents of the US Bishops and Catholic Social Teaching this unit on the movie "Hunger Games" aims to help students understand the personal and lived experience of immigrants, and how Catholic Social Teaching offers principles and values that support...
SSVDP News letters
by John Freund, CM | Jun 16, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The International General Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society is continuing to provide Supplement Sheets to be included in local Bulletins. These are available for downloading through the link SSVP Newsletter Hat tip to Tim WilliamsCM of the Australian CM...
Examination of conscience on a T-shirt
by John Freund, CM | Jun 16, 2012 | Justice and Peace, News
No commentary needed... Tee shirt available at Zazzle.com in a variety of colors.
“Is there a Catholic media and is the media for Catholics?”
by John Freund, CM | Jun 16, 2012 | Church
"I begin my presentation with the story of Qumran because it offers the Church one paradigm of how to deal with the world, with news, with media and communications. There are some people and even leaders in the Church today who feel very much like the leaders of the...
Really, what is Zafen? (video)
by John Freund, CM | Jun 16, 2012 | Vincentian Family
"It's our business!" Zafen has posted a very effective promotional video explaining its what, why, who and how - all in 80 seconds! It would be very helpful as a quick way of conveying the urgency and mechanics to anyone who might be able to help....
Finding God in Airports?
by John Freund, CM | Jun 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Certainly a question for the many members of the Vincentian family who often find themselves in airports. Romereports.com writes "Benedict XVI met with airport chaplains and flight attendants to promote the 'The New Evangelization in the Field of Civil Aviation.' "...