by John Freund, CM | Sep 28, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
DePaul University collaborates with Depaul International, a UK charity,  to  assist policymakers and those who deliver services to the homeless to end homelessness. The Institute for Global Homelessness, will be based in Chicago at DePaul University, the country’s...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 20, 2013 | Formation
The week’s suggestion for our new series “Formation Fridays” is a short presentation of the various branches of the Vincentian Family in North America. You just might be surprised at how many branches of the Vincentian family minister in North...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 10, 2013 | Congregation of the Mission
The day will come when after harnessing space… the winds… the tides… gravitation… we shall harness for God the energy of love and for the second time in history we will have discovered fire. (Teilhard deChardin) So are you ready to play your...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 8, 2013 | Vincentian Family
September is one of the busier months in the Vincentian Family Calendar. The Vincentian Encyclopedia has background on these events. 2 – Bl. Louis-Joseph Francois,  Jean-Henri Gruyer and Pierre-Rene Rogue, Priests and Martyrs, 7 – Frank Duff joined the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 26, 2013 | Evangelization, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
UCANINDIA writes…It is a new form of evangelization, helping people help themselves, discovering their own gifts and potentials. Working to break the cycle of poverty in Indian villages is a priority for members of Vincentian congregations, says their general...