by John Freund, CM | Oct 25, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Representatives from 40 academic institutions joined the St. John’s community at the Queens, NY, campus on October 24 for the investiture of Conrado “Bobby” Gempesaw, Ph.D., as the University’s 17th president. View images from the Mass View images from the Investiture...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 30, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr. Julie Cutter writes of the Vincentian Family participation in the People’s Climate Change March in NYC which drew literally hundreds of thousands… “Students from St. John’s U., College of St. Elizabeth and College of Mt. St. Vincent joined...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 17, 2014 | Vincentian Family
In celebration of Founder’s Week St. John’s University is honoring John Rybolt, CM with an Honorary Degree During the Vincentian Convocation, the Vincentian Chair of Social Justice Lecture—“Vincentian Social Justice”—will be delivered by Rev. John E....
by John Freund, CM | Aug 25, 2014 | Vincentian Family
St. John’s University students have been invited and challenged to enter into the experience of Frederic Ozanam. As most visitors to famvin.org know almost 200 years ago a fellow student at the premier university in Paris challenged Frederic by asking where...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 19, 2014 | Justice and Peace
SJU Bread and Life is used as an example of Catholic Social Teaching in action. The 7 minute YouTube video shows how the program fleshes out Catholic social teaching. The video was produced by CAPP, a lay-led, pontifical organization characterized by a special...