…people in the pews are looking for a significant spiritual message on Sundays and a community they’ll feel at home in.
John Freund, CM
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John Freund is a Vincentian priest with a passion for promoting collaboration among the many people inspired by Saints Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac and who welcomes your engagement. Share your ideas and experiences!
Looking Through the Eyes of Another…Fresh Eyes
The connection between empathy and our efforts at fostering and enabling systemic change.
Ever Written Something You Have Regretted?
Even Vincent regretted things he had written! Much ink has been spilled over whether Vincent was really captured by pirates as a young man. There was a period in his life that we know little about… and St. Vincent adamantly did not wish anyone to know about it. At...
The Family that Prays Together…
SVDP CEO, Dave Barringer, reflects on how the familiar saying "the family that prays together..." applies to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. He writes in his weekly column on the eve of the feast of Blessed Frederic... It's true; the family that prays together...
Systemic Change in 10 slides
Could you explain Systemic Change in 10 slides? Let this presentation on the Ten Principles to Facilitate Systemic Change make the process simple for you.
Mother Teresa, Pope Francis and the Vincentian Connection
There are some great insights into St. Vincent de Paul and Mother Teresa in Saint Vincent de Paul and Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta - Two Saints for Our Time found on our partner site "We are Vincentians" (vincentians.com). More insights can be had by reflecting...
Take Care of your Co-Workers
Take care of your people; celebrate small successes.
Labor Day, the US Bishops and Frederic Ozanam
…teaching people to fish is not enough to solve the problems of today.
Collaboration Between Two Exceptional People
J. Patrick Murphy reminds us in his booklet Mr. Vincent of the collaboration of two exceptional people - Vincent and Louise. In Louise de Marillac Vincent found the perfect partner to build his business model and bring about change that shocked the world. Louise, like...
Can You Say No to Pope Francis on September 1?
September 1, Pope Francis asks us to pray for creation. Last year Pope Francis declared September 1st as the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Pope Francis states that “The annual World Day of Prayer...
