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Joy Ever New – Joy Ever Shared
by John Freund, CM | Apr 23, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, Vincentian Family
A Joy Ever New - A Joy Which Is Shared. Sr. Ellen LaCapria, DC continues her weekly visual prayer reflection.As we continue to bask in the glow of the Easter Resurrection our response to the risen Christ is a resounding Alleluia! Pope Frances shares that he never...
New SVDP International VP for Youth
by John Freund, CM | Apr 23, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
From an interview on the international site of the SVDP... According to you, what are the main objectives of the Youth Commission? A - Attract more young men to see Jesus in our Vincentian Apostolate; R - To help our young members Rediscover their faith, rediscover...
No need to be a seer, a speaker or a writer to get respect
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Apr 23, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Second Sunday of Easter (A), April 27, 2014 – Acts 2, 42-47; 1 Pt 1, 3-9; Jn 20, 19-31 The Lord added to their number those who were being saved (Acts 2, 47) The Lord is our light and our salvation. Those who receive light and salvation also receive the mission to...
Ozanam’s tactical vision and a consumerist society
by John Freund, CM | Apr 22, 2014 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The counter-cultural, action-proven spirituality of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul from Famvin: the Worldwide Vincentian Family On the occasion of the April 23 anniversary of the foundation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, VinFormation offers this...
Vinnies – Charities can’t fill gaps for government
by John Freund, CM | Apr 22, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Charities warn they can't fill in the gaps if Australian government cuts welfare according to the Sydney Morning Herald Dr John Falzon, chief executive officer of the St Vincent de Paul Society, said charity goups should not be expected to fill in the gaps left by the...
Vincent de Paul and women in ministry
by John Freund, CM | Apr 21, 2014 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
Almost 400 years ago (1617) St. Vincent de Paul pioneered in facilitating and organizing women for ministry. That the International Association of Charities or AIC (1617) has more than 250,000 "volunteers" 52 countries is a tribute not only to his vision but his...
Mary Rose McPhee, DC giant in health and spirituality
by John Freund, CM | Apr 21, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sister Mary Rose McPhee, a towering presence in Austin’s health care and spirituality circles, died Monday in Evansville, Ind., surrounded by the sisters she had gone to live with when she left Central Texas in late 2004. McPhee was 95 and had been in failing health....
A creative relay – Vincentian Love crosses Canada
by Beth | Apr 21, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The Journey Home – A story of Vincentian Love across Canada Let us put our Faith into Acton (National Theme SSVP Canada for 2013-2014) (Lynn L’Heureux Calgary) “I would like to embrace the whole world in a network of Charity” (Blessed Frederic Ozanam) In February...
Doing theology from the Margins?
by John Freund, CM | Apr 21, 2014 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
With Pope Francis urging us to go to the margins have you ever wondered what it is like to "do theology from the margins"? The Philippine Province of the Congregation has a school of theology dedicated to doing just that. St. Vincent School of Theology "An institute...
October Beatification in Bayonne NJ
by John Freund, CM | Apr 20, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Sister Miriam Teresa, a Sister of Charity - New Jersey, will be Beatified on October 4th, 2014 in Sacred Heart Basilica in Newark. The Charity Federation website posts notice of a Day of Reflection - “Venerable Sister Miriam Teresa SC: Her Life, Spirituality and...