by John Freund, CM | Apr 14, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
An article in US Catholic raises the question of competing visions of Catholic Social Teaching as reflected in approaches to the national budget. Another article on Faith and Public Life raises the question of priorities in terms of energy expended on various issue...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 14, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Now here’s a question! With all the attention paid to the recent winners of the mega-lottery one piece caught my eye. “If you won what would you do?’ It prompted this question for visitors to famvin. If Vincent were given $1,000 to by a wealthy...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 12, 2012 | Vincentian Family
In a video “To the least of my brothers” Mt 25,40 Father Pedro OpekaCM says… “When I arrived I could not shut my eyes to utter destitution. I saw a 1,000 children struggling for survival among the animals in the garbage dump … I was...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Busted Halo offers a guide to the three-day celebration of the Church “Walking Through the Triduum” “The Triduum is somewhat like a three-day prayer marathon, and if you are a novice there may be some rituals that are unfamiliar to you. This guide...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 29, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The biggest box office hit in America right now is The Hunger Games. In fact, it is setting records. Lionsgate’s record-shatteringThe Hunger Games opened with $68.25M grosses for Friday’s North American box office. Since all branches of the Vincentian Family work...
