by John Freund, CM | Oct 25, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The 114-foot-tall shingle oak was growing in the Daughters of Charity Cemetery in Normandy has been confirmed by foresters with the Missouri Department of Conservation as the biggest of its kind in its state. It is now officially a Missouri State Champion Big Tree....
by John Freund, CM | Oct 21, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
Hidden Heroes are missionaries who are ministering in out of the way places, normally not noticed by many people, but doing masterful, Herculean tasks as part of their regular daily routine. We (Extension Society) honor them. Sr. Frances Vista, DC was one of them....
by John Freund, CM | Oct 18, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Neither slaps from his father, nor his friends’ ridicule, nor discrimination by some of his fellow seminarians, nor serious cancer were able to stifle this young gypsy’s vocation to the priesthood. “In school I felt attracted to the figure of Jesus...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 16, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
St. Vincent’s Health System Chief Executive John O’Neil told Hoover business leaders Thursday that health care is a right, not a privilege, and said uninsured Americans deserve 100 percent coverage and 100 percent access. Full story.
by John Freund, CM | Oct 10, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
“No Budget Productions” offers two brief videos pirated from the recent Daughters of Charity “Visioning for Mission” gathering in St. Louis. The first is an eye-opening account of the pilgrimage from Baltimore to St. Louis. The other features...
