by John Freund, CM | Nov 30, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Who thought of the Daughters of Charity? In his own words… Who would ever have thought that there would be Daughters of Charity when the first of you came to a few parishes here in Paris? Oh no, Sisters! I didn’t think of it; (…). God thought of it for you.... by John Freund, CM | Nov 29, 2014 | Evangelization, Vincentian Family
Learning evangelization from Pope Francis – In “Using Pope Francis to Share the Catholic Faith in 4 Steps” Kevin Cotter of the Focus – Fellowship of Catholic University Students. distills four steps. He writes… Have you experienced this?...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 28, 2014 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Sisters of Charity, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Sister Tracy Kemme, SC (Cincinnati), has just completed her canonical novitiate year. She is already at work telling the story of the St. Vincent DePaul Prison Re-entry Project. The Vincentian Reentry Organizing Project anticipated Pope Francis’ recent call for... by John Freund, CM | Nov 20, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
As Americans prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving remember there is a prehistory or “prequel” of Thanksgiving rooted deeply in Christian tradition and echoed in Vincentian heritage. Father Robert Maloney CM writes… “Basically, the word Eucharistic means “thanksgiving.”...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 19, 2014 | Vincentian Family
In 2013, DePaul’s Office of Mission & Values (OMV) commissioned a CARA study of “Unaffiliated Lay Vincentians.” They studied young adults, ages 18-35, who have had a formative experience in the Vincentian mission either as a student or post-graduate volunteer at...