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...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 8, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Amanda Kern writes that “one day, in junior year, the idea popped in my head “maybe I’ll become a nun”. The thought terrified me. But every day, walking those slate steps to and from classes, I passed a painted nun with a tender face that told...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 3, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Amanda Kerns shares a secret in her latest Drink Deeply , My Daughter blog…. “Vincent de Paul became a priest to become rich”… “Throughout Vincent’s life, we see him constantly changing his heart to grow into the Vincent de Paul...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 19, 2012 | Vincentian Family
In “Drink Deeply My Daughter” Amanda Kern concludes a reflection on Vincent and Peace with “Vincent teaches us that peace is not words. You won’t find eloquent or flowery words from Vincent about peace. You will, however, find action, which as...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 28, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sitting in a Communist country on top of a monument to fallen firefighters, is a Daughter of Charity immortalized in stone. Her face is somber, clutching a cross to her chest, and she sits with a mother pelican and her two babies. A Daughter of Charity Postulant...
