by John Freund, CM | Feb 4, 2024 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
For the month of January you can journey in this year of faith with the first saint of the United States, Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton. Our FOCUS ON section is devoted to her. You will discover a woman who was totally inhabited by God and who placed her life at the...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 26, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sisters of Charity and Goldman Sachs – It could be viewed as a classic David vs. Goliath tale. But it is in fact an example of the effectiveness of the advocacy of the Sisters of Charity of New Jersey. JPMorgan Chase published a report entitled “How we do...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 24, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Busted Halo features a post by Mike Hayes with 7 reasons we are thankful for Pope Francis. I found it very interesting. But it got me thinking… I would love to see a sharing/discussion of the reasons we  are grateful for the special people in the Vincentian...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 29, 2014 | Vincentian Family
A recently discovered gem from Regnum Christi… From their web page… In this month’s Retreat Guide, Sitting in the Side Pew, we look at the shining example of North America’s first native-born canonized saint, Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton. In the decades...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 14, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Pope canonizes a “working mom”. Squeezed out of the news by all the attention to the Synod of the Family was another “statement” by Pope Francis when he canonized two Canadians after setting aside the usual process. In doing so he gave...