by John Freund, CM | Apr 6, 2011 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sisters Vivienne Joyce, SC, & Mary Ellen O’Boyle, SC Sisters of Charity of New York prepared a beautiful reflection on the Mystery of Suffering in the writings of Elizabeth Ann Seton (Presented with apologies for not having posted it earlier!) Elizabeth Ann Seton...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
Among the Lenten daily programs Vincentian may find thought provoking “40 days with the least” (pdf link no longer active) as a way of engaging with Fr. Greg Gay’s Lenten Letter. A 40 day carbon fast approaches the 40 days from the viewpoint of an...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 6, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The drumbeat of early warnings of historically high food prices leaning to a major global crisis rooted might help put some perspective on the Lenten call for prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Food price spikes are more than a blip on the Chicago Board of Trade. The...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 6, 2011 | Vincentian Family
“Let us focus especially on our relationship with the poor” writes Fr. Gregory Gay in his Lenten letter. (Lent-2011-ENG) If “metanonia” literally means “change your way of thinking”, then Lent is the perfect time for us to look at...
by Beth | Feb 23, 2011 | Church
Benedict XVI is proposing a journey with the Word of God this Lent and a deepening in the mystery of baptism. The Pope’s Lenten Message was released with a theme from Colossians: “You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with...
