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March 2014 Ordo available online

by John Freund, CM | Mar 1, 2014 | Eastern Province

For those who like to follow the liturgy in use by the Congregation of the Mission.. ➩ online: http://bit.ly/ordo1403 ➩download PDF: http://bit.ly/ordo1403pdf

+ Fr. Bob Swain, CM

by John Freund, CM | Mar 1, 2014 | Eastern Province

Please pray for Fr. Bob Swain, CM, who died this evening before 9 pm. May he fly to paradise, spend eternity in the bosom of Abraham, and help all of us in the Vincentian Family to reach the transformation of the resurrection.

Update on SJU Presidential Search

by John Freund, CM | Feb 24, 2014 | Eastern Province

The St. Johns University website offers this update on the search for a new President… We are pleased to report that the search for the next president of St. John’s is on schedule and progressing well. Your input on the presidential search website and in...

Request for prayers – Donna Franklin DC

by John Freund, CM | Feb 21, 2014 | Eastern Province

Please pray for Sister Donna Franklin (Ogdensburg, NY) who had a massive stroke this afternoon. She is unable to speak. The next four days are critical. She has been a dedicated servant of the poor in her various assignments and well known to many familiar with the...

Two CM’s added Niagara Board

by John Freund, CM | Feb 21, 2014 | Eastern Province

The Rev. Patrick Flanagan, C.M., Ph.D., ’87, the Rev. Michael M. Nguyen, C.M., and Charles W. Chiampou, C.P.A., J.D., ’76, have been named to the Board of Trustees of Niagara University. Their elections were announced by the Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., president of the...

Leaving one’s comfort zone

by John Freund, CM | Feb 18, 2014 | Eastern Province

The story of a Vincentian missioner who left his “comfort zone” to do God’s will, relocating to China where priests were desperately needed. Though he constantly struggled to learn the local language, he once wrote that “It’s much better for them to have me, ignorant...