![Holtschneider testimony in Congress]()
by John Freund, CM | Jan 27, 2014 | Eastern Province
Father Dennis Holtschneider was one of two university Presidents to testify before Congress on  the upcoming Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, and specifically the funding that the federal government makes available for the education of people from poverty....
by John Freund, CM | Jan 22, 2014 | Eastern Province
January is Anti-Trafficking Month in the United States. Pope Francis has called this scourge “the most extensive form of slavery of the 21st century.” As part of the Vincentian Family Social Justice Collaborators, the Ladies of Charity are being asked to...
![Holtschneider testimony in Congress]()
by John Freund, CM | Jan 22, 2014 | Eastern Province
ROME, 22 January 2014 Fr. Patrick Griffin to step down as Director-General of the Daughters of Charity       Fr. G. Gregory Gay, C.M. Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity, announced that, due to health concerns, Fr....
by John Freund, CM | Jan 21, 2014 | Eastern Province, Features
Deacon Norberto Abrego, CM will be ordained a Vincentian priest in Panama on January 25th, the feast of the foundation of the Congregation, at 10am in St. Joseph’s Church in Colon, Panama. The photo below shows Norberto standing between Juan Aviles, CM, a...
![Holtschneider testimony in Congress]()
by John Freund, CM | Jan 21, 2014 | Eastern Province
HOMILY – Bill Goff’s funeral – January 3, 2014 Rev. Robert P. Maloney, C.M. READINGS: Wisdom 3:1-9 Psalm 23 Rev. 14:13 John 11:17-27 When someone is sick for a long time, we tend to forget how they once were. Bill was sick for more than 20 years, but I knew him when...
![Holtschneider testimony in Congress]()
by John Freund, CM | Jan 18, 2014 | Eastern Province
St. John’s students experience  Vincentian Roots in Paris and Universal Church in Rome – St. John’s Website. Blending coursework with a journey of faith, 15 sophomores in St. John’s University’s Catholic Scholars Program spent the weeks prior to the...
Rom 16, 13 reads: "Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; and greet his mother—a mother to me also." If this…
Have a blessed Holy Week!
I have never thought about the people that were named in the Gospels. I would agree that they may be…
Generally, I love the laconic nature of Mark's Gospel. The Passion narrative is very compelling in its starkness, with one…
Father John, Blessings to you as you step cautiously down that new path. Grace and Peace be with you!