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. Â 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! ...