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Holy Week in Two Minutes – Busted Halo

by John Freund, CM | Mar 23, 2018 | Eastern Province, Inspiration

Busted Halo offers this two-minute overview of Holy Week. You might consided sharing it with some...

The Humility of Not Taking Gifts for Granted

by John Freund, CM | Mar 17, 2018 | Eastern Province, Inspiration

Father Tom McKenna lifts up the heritage and treasures from Louise and Vincent we might have taken for granted.

What does being “simple as a dove” really mean?

by John Freund, CM | Mar 10, 2018 | Eastern Province, Inspiration

“Be simple as doves” It is an expression well known even beyond Vincentian circles. But I for one never thought to look into why the dove is used as a symbol of simplicity.

Are We to be Signs of the Times?

by John Freund, CM | Mar 8, 2018 | Eastern Province, Inspiration

We can show living and breathing testimony that the Kingdom of God is here in our midst and is ever more steadily bending toward goodness.

Walking to School Led to the Discovery of a Vocation

by John Freund, CM | Feb 6, 2018 | Eastern Province, Inspiration

Who would have thought that walking to school would lead to the discovery of a vocation that shaped the world of the Vincentian Family? Sometimes humble facts are stranger than fiction. The back story of Blessed Rosalie Rendu, Daughter of Charity, mentor to Blessed...

A Vincentian Version of the Super Bowl

by John Freund, CM | Feb 3, 2018 | Eastern Province, Formation, Inspiration

Bear with me for a moment before I reflect on the fantasy of a Vincentian Super Bowl. – Spoiler alert…the tickets will not cost you an arm and a leg… just “the sweat of your brow and the strength of your arm.” (SV XI, 40. 60) Super Bowls and other sporting events I...