by John Freund, CM | Jun 21, 2014 | Technology: Issues and Uses
Moving the digital frontier from diatribe to dialog (Excerpt from Archbishop Kurtz’s keynote address to the annual meeting of the Catholic Press Association on Wednesday, June 18 in Charlotte, North Carolina.) I believe that the Catholic press will be called...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 4, 2014 | Vincentian Family
The Symposium to be held at DePaul University, Chicago will take place in the Summer of 2015. The Vincentian Family Commission made this change due to local scheduling difficulties. The new dates are: June 24 (arrival) to July 3 (departure), 2015 [ Theme: That they...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 13, 2013 | Church
Scholas Occurentes is an international network of schools that the Vatican launched, supported by Pope Francis, to promote a culture of coexistence and respect between different cultures, protect the environment and to foster cooperation over competition. Lionel Messi...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 21, 2013 | Pope
“Dialogue is born from an attitude of respect for the other person, from a conviction that the other person has something good to say. In order to dialogue it is necessary to know how to lower the defenses, open the doors of your house, and offer human warmth.”’...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 18, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Pope
It has been a momentous week following the elections and installation of Pope Francis. The following posts were among the most visited on famvin.org Pope Francis and St. Vincent Cardinal Bergoglio’s Lenten Letter, 2013 Pope’s prayer for Cardinal electors A Vincentian...