by John Freund, CM | Sep 16, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The international site of the Daughters of Charity has presented the basic facts of WYD – objectives, topics of catechesis, events and fruits. In its own way it captures the sweep of what happened.
by John Freund, CM | Sep 1, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Simplicity and transparency! Simplicity was Vincent’s gospel. The Pope called for authenticity in his Message for World Communications Day. Vincentian youth were challenged to be who they appear to be. The Pope writes.. Truth, Proclamation and Authenticity of...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 25, 2011 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Marian Youth
The Society of St. Vincent dePaul website shares the material distributed at the Vocation Fair during th e recent celebration of World Youth Day. (Click to enlarge) As a historical note it may be worth remembering that initially Vincent did not want to use the letters...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 20, 2011 | Vincentian Family
You don’t need any tickets to attend iCat. Entrance to the event is free. iCat is meant to be a place where we can meet and share ideas about how Catholics can express their faith through social networking. At iCat, you’ll hear from a panel of informed...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 20, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Fundamentally, this World Youth Day is about the hunger for identity in a fragmented world. So writes John Allen in an attempt set WYD ’11 against a wider backdrop. He sees it as part of a broader trend of younger people rebelling against a rootless secular...