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Living Holy Week with Benedict
by John Freund, CM | Apr 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
The New England Province site of the Congregation of the Mission has posted "Living Holy Week with the Holy Father – Way of the Cross at the Colosseum".
Another Papal First – Call to Space Station
by John Freund, CM | Apr 22, 2011 | Church
April 22, 2011. (Romereports.com) On May 4 Benedict XVI will be the first pope to make a phone call into space. He will be in satellite contact with the international space station to mark the arrival of the shuttle endeavor. The pope is expected to speak with the...
Good Friday – Pope gives Q&A for first time on television
by John Freund, CM | Apr 22, 2011 | Church
April 22, 2011. (Romereports.com) Benedict XVI has become the first Pope to take part in a television program. On Friday, the Pope answered seven questions submitted by viewers from around the world. The topics included the meaning of pain, care for the sickly, the...
John Paul II Stations of the Cross
by John Freund, CM | Apr 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
The following stations of the cross are based on those celebrated by Pope John Paul II on Good Friday 1991. They are presented here as an alternative to the traditional stations1 and as a way of reflecting more deeply on the Scriptural accounts of Christ's passion.
Video: The Easter Message
by Beth | Apr 21, 2011 | Featured Videos
IgniterMedia has a presentation of the Gospel timeline of how the events from the call of the disciples until the empty tomb might have played out on Twitter.
The Easter Message in “Social Media”
by John Freund, CM | Apr 21, 2011 | Vincentian Family
IgniterMedia has a presentation of the Gospel timeline of how the events from the call of the disciples until the empty tomb might have played out on Twitter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWCaXXKcHWE
World’s largest set of Stations
by John Freund, CM | Apr 20, 2011 | Church
The world's largest Stations of the Cross will linger in Rome only 10 more days before heading to the Chilean hill in the port city of Coquimbo for which they were commissioned. The bronze Via Crucis -- 49 life-size statues in 14 stations -- has been stopping...
Pope explains the meaning of the Easter Triduum
by John Freund, CM | Apr 20, 2011 | Church
During the general audience, the pope explains the meaning of the Easter Triduum.
Superior General “Dancing with the Stars” of Bolivia
by John Freund, CM | Apr 19, 2011 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
http://vimeo.com/22609236 During the Superior General's recent visit to Bolivia the film crew from the TV reality show "Dancing with the Stars" made a surpise reality video of him as dance instructor to the children in El Alto, Bolivia. This piece is excerpted from a...
Japanese SVDP volunteer since his “internment” 60 years ago to today
by John Freund, CM | Apr 18, 2011 | Vincentian Family
For one Japanese American, no amount of hardship stopped him from helping Japanese families before, during and after World War II, even while in confinement in the United States. In fact, Thomas Kobayashi, now 94, has been volunteering for more than seven...