by John Freund, CM | Dec 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
A time of joyful hope was shattered by violence with the school shooting on December 14, 2012, in Connecticut. The Prince of Peace was once a child whose peers were slain by Herod’s senseless rage. Today, let us pray… Immanuel, God with us, As a babe, you were spared...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 7, 2012 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
Representatives of A.I.C. and Vincentian Marian Youth visited Hong Kong and China from November 14th to the 25th accompanied by members of the Chinese province of the Congregation of the Mission. The invitation was to “come and see.” The remarkable rise of China on...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 6, 2012 | Vincentian Family
VinFormation celebrates the Feast of the Immaculate Conception – The presence of Mary is abundant, clear and solid in the experience of St. Louise and St. Vincent. As Vincentians, let us draw from this wellspring available to us. St. Vincent and the Immaculate...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 30, 2012 | Vincentian Family
“The season of Advent offers us an opportunity to ponder the beauty, mystery, and awesome responsibility of our vocation as Christian disciples who follow the Vincentian charism. Our Advent journey has four distinct movements that mirror this liturgical season...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Celestino Fernandez writes… “I simply ask the listener or the reader to imagine for a moment Vincent de Paul, an elderly man, speaking to us about the memories of his heart and doing so as a type of indelible witness. Once again then he opens his heart to...
