by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Amanda writes of her long Advent waiting for an answer to her petition to enter the postulancy. “So you know how I mentioned that I was experiencing my own personal understanding of the meaning of Advent? That was my sly way of saying “so I applied...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 4, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Have you heard of the movie “The Mighty Macs”? No, not the computers or iPads, etc. Sr. Denise LaRock reflects on the movie “The Mighty Mac” and other inspirational movies making their appearance in theaters. In the movie Cathy Rush has only...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 25, 2011 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Marian Youth
The Society of St. Vincent dePaul website shares the material distributed at the Vocation Fair during th e recent celebration of World Youth Day. (Click to enlarge) As a historical note it may be worth remembering that initially Vincent did not want to use the letters...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 3, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
“Breathe in, breathe out. And truthfully, I don’t even know why I’m nervous… I wasn’t going to post that I was nervous. After all, it is a very private thing…or at least for me, it is. And even embarrassing… I have no problem...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 29, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr. Denise LaRock recently asked Amanda, a very serious discerner with the Daughters of Charity, for suggestions for topics for her blog. She recommended having our newest members write something about themselves. So, I decided to ask Amanda to write something! ...