by John Freund, CM | Nov 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
She is now Sr. Amanda. She was once simply Amanda Kerns. She offered “A Cheat-Sheet for Discerners of Religious Life” at about the halfway point of her transition to Sr. Amanda.
by John Freund, CM | Mar 26, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
I never thought of 17,000 Daughters making an international “wave” until I read Sr. Amanda Kerns recent post on Drink Deeply, My daughter. Nor did I realize that on average there are 208 Daughters in some 80 plus countries on five continents! Thanks...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 9, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
It’s (Not) The End writes Soon-to-be Sister Amanda, DC… After a year and a half of writing about my formation journey with the Daughters of Charity, I’ll be ending this blog. Well, sort of. Actually, I’ll be suspending it –... by John Freund, CM | Jan 7, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Amanda Kern writes, “The question is…..why would a healthy 20-something join a community like this, a community where the average age is in the 70s, a community where she may soon see Sisters she knows and loves forget who she is? Why not join a community...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Amanda Kerns, A DC postulant writes…This past Sunday began the season of Advent, a liturgical season in the Catholic Church that’s a time of waiting, of hope and of preparation for the coming of Jesus. Advent obviously brings me closer to Jesus, but it...