by John Freund, CM | Oct 11, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Dutch make pilgrimage to Vincentian murdered in China. The word pilgrimage is usually connected with Lourdes or Fatima, or perhaps Santiago de Compostella, Jerusalem or Rome, but who would connect it with China? But on October 16 a group of pilgrims will leave from...
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Feb 3, 2014 | Reflections
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), February 9, 2014 – Is 58, 7-10; 1 Cor 2, 1-5; Mt 5, 13-16 You are Christ’s (1 Cor 3, 23) Jesus makes known, by his life and message, that to be his disciple means to help the needy. The Christian who does not care about the poor is...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 17, 2014 | Justice and Peace
An earlier article about a Vincentian martyr as a possible patron saint of the abused requires further nuance. THe article was based on three different sources which collectively missed a significant nuance. FamVin has learned from Vincent Hermans, secretary of the...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 8, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Martyred bishop proposed as patron saint of abuse victims. A Dutch Catholic bishop burned alive in 1937 by Japanese troops for protecting Chinese girls from rape may become the patron saint of sex abuse victims worldwide. What is not mentioned in the following article...
