by John Freund, CM | May 21, 2013 | Eastern Province
From Thomas Zielinski … Participants of Vincentian Family Collaborative Action Program (VFCAP) gathered in the Chapel of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, Rue du Bac, Paris on Tuesday Evening, May 21. They came to this special place for time of prayer and...
by John Freund, CM | May 21, 2013 | Eastern Province, Features
Everybody is convinced something very special and very good is happening in Paris these days. Toma Zelinski of Poland reports (with  an echo of Pentecost)….Sunday, May 19, 2013 was an opening day of Vincentian Family Collaborative Action Program session. Almost 50...
by John Freund, CM | May 14, 2013 | Eastern Province
The Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., spoke during Niagara University’s second undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11. It was the final graduating class that he will address as president of Niagara University. Father Levesque will step down from the...
by John Freund, CM | May 14, 2013 | Eastern Province
José PÃo Jiménez Olmos is now the oldest Vincentian serving in Panama. He was ordained in 1968 and is celebrating his 45th Anniversary of ordination. For more information on his present ministry visit Padres Vicentinos, COLON. ( And from that page look at other houses...
by John Freund, CM | May 11, 2013 | Eastern Province
+David M. O’Connell, C.M. – Homily at Peter Goldbach’s Mass of the Resurrection I am so very grateful to our provincial, Father Michael Carroll for his kind and gracious invitation to celebrate this Mass of Christian Burial for our beloved confrere,...
by John Freund, CM | May 11, 2013 | Eastern Province
The April 2013 issue of NUNTIA, the International Newsletter of the Congregation of the Mission, is now available on line in a variety of languages and formats. The current issue features a report from Fr. Alvarez on the the major celebrations in Paris in conjunction...
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!