by John Freund, CM | Jul 16, 2008 | Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
Alica Robey, one of the Vincentian Lay Missionaries, and I wrote this together. It is not a very happy post, but not everything is happy. She is the Christ The other day, four of the missionaries went out for a walk on a characteristically beautiful afternoon in...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 7, 2008 | Collaboration, Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
“All the Vincentian Lay Missionaries have arrived safely. We were two days in Addis Abeba, where the DCs and the CMs took us in as family. Then it was off to our missions.” So begins Aidan Rooney in his first report. Dear everyone: All the Vincentian Lay...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 25, 2008 | Vincentian Family
“Look! Look! God has moved into the neighborhood, making his home with men and women…” Thus begins Fr. Aidan Rooney’s meditation on the Vincentian Vocation. This video is the featured video for the week. This and other videos can be viewed in a...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 22, 2008 | Social
Aidan Rooney, CM writes, “Recent research informs us that web 2.0 (social networking, blogging, web- and pod-casting, video) skills are being learned by low-income students at a rate similar to those of wealthier students. Servants of the poor need to look into...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 2, 2008 | Uncategorized
Ron Rolheiser, in his syndicated column writes, “here is a story told about Saint Vincent de Paul. Perhaps it’s partly myth, but its challenge is real nonetheless. Vincent once gave an instruction to his religious community that sounded something like...