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+ John J. Harrington

by John Freund, CM | Mar 8, 2016 | Eastern Province

Please pray for the repose of the soul of John J. Harrington, the brother of Don Harrington, CM. John J. Harrington, Ph.D., of Bourne, MA passed away after a long illness at his home on Sunday, March 6, 2016. View more information. John J. Harrington Brother of Rev....

Vincent’s 5 smooth stones – Mortification

by John Freund, CM | Mar 7, 2016 | Eastern Province

Mortification – one of Vincent’s five smooth stones. Vincent’s perspective… “Service to God’s people demands a price. Christians must put aside their own prejudices, comfortable circumstances, and favorite ideas in order to do the will of...

2017 marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of the Vincentian charism

by John Freund, CM | Mar 3, 2016 | Eastern Province

2017 marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of the Vincentian charism. On January 25, 1617, what we call “the first sermon of the Mission,” took place by St. Vincent de Paul in Folleville: “the confession of a dying peasant, in Gannes, who publicly...

Spotlight and it implications

by John Freund, CM | Mar 1, 2016 | Eastern Province

Archbishop Kurtz, current President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, offers his thoughts on the movie Spotlight. I reiterate the statement I made in 2010. The media was one of the major forces pushing the Church to respond in a way that it had...

Humility – one of Vincent’s 5 smooth stones

by John Freund, CM | Feb 29, 2016 | Eastern Province

Continuing our Monday reflections on Vincentian virtues or Vincent’s “5 smooth stones”, we look at Humility Vincent reminds us. “God pours out his inexhaustible gifts on the humble, those who recognize that all good done by them comes from...

Update on tragedy in Nigeria

by John Freund, CM | Feb 27, 2016 | Eastern Province

Fr. Joachin U. Nwaorgu, CM Provincial Secretary writes… While we mourn the death of the other six brothers, we still remain thankful to God that the injured are doing well. So far six of them have been discharged from the hospital while the other five yet to...