by John Freund, CM | Oct 17, 2013 | Pope
From sending parchments to visiting the poor in their homes. The Papal Almoner is traditionally in charge of the parchments associated with Papal Blessing. But now the Pope is asking something more of the newly appointed Archbishop. Â Francis told him: “I want...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 23, 2012 | Formation
“The most evangelical and most essential pilgrimage for Christians is the one we undertake when we go out to encounter and serve those who are poor. It is in the poor that we encounter the compassionate and merciful God and therefore the poor become the goal of...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 2, 2011 | Vincentian Family
WIlliam Graham reflects…”Lets look at the home visit, lets examine what is the home visit, why do we do the home visit, how we go about the home visit, and most importantly, what we want to accomplish and how do we overcome the reasons some Vincentians...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2011 | Vincentian Family
The “Story of the White Tablecloth”, a story which goes back to Vincent de Paul himself, is related on this 4:18 YouTube video clip by Fr John Rybolt CM, Vincentian Scholar in Residence at DePaul University in Chicago IL.  The clip was posted on August...
