by John Freund, CM | Dec 9, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Amanda Kerns, A DC postulant writes…This past Sunday began the season of Advent, a liturgical season in the Catholic Church that’s a time of waiting, of hope and of preparation for the coming of Jesus. Advent obviously brings me closer to Jesus, but it...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 6, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
“One of the most popular images lately is that of a New York police officer giving new boots to a homeless man”. Amanda Kerns continues her reflection “It reminded me that I had never written in this blog about a wonderful event that happened a few...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 8, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Amanda Kern writes that “one day, in junior year, the idea popped in my head “maybe I’ll become a nun”. The thought terrified me. But every day, walking those slate steps to and from classes, I passed a painted nun with a tender face that told...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 27, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Amanda Kern writes….”Nobody uses snail mail anymore. That’s a generally accepted fact here in the United States and probably around the world. USPS is declining in business, we get more than a handful of emails a day but all the snail mail we get is...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 22, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
My Own Mission Statement Amanda Kern writes… “The Daughters of Charity have a mission – “given to God in community for the service of the poor” – which I try to follow every day. Yet, I think, at my deepest core, I have a different...
