a Vincentian must be close enough to touch and be touched.
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!
Fr. Gregory Gay sets the stage for Year of Mercy
Less than a year before Pope Francis called for a Year of Mercy, Father Gregory Gay, CM was called to present reflections on the theme of mercy for the General Chapter of the Brothers of Our Lady, Mother of Mercy (CMM), founded by the Dutch Bishop Joannes Zwijsen in...
Ladies of Charity Collaborate in Formation of Seminarians
The Ladies of Charity website features a story about their collaboration in the formation of seminarians. Two young men studying for the priesthood at Christ the King Seminary in the Diocese of Buffalo participated in the activities at the Ladies of Charity Center as...
Feeling connected
Feeling connected! When did you feel connected in a powerful way to some place in our Vincentian Heritage? Reading the reflection below reminded me of an experience over 30 years ago when at the mid-point of a 30 day retreat at Mt. Manresa on Staten Island my retreat...
Vincentian Family Responds to Ferguson
The St. Louis Review describes the reaction of the young adults who attended "The Vincentian Family Responds to Ferguson," a gathering of members of the associations or congregations whose apostolates in St. Louis are inspired by the Vincentian charism of service to...
Daughter of Charity postulant – beloved sons and daughters, be love
Daughters of Charity Postulant Kara Davis talks about the importance of living out faith as a family and how it impacted her discernment journey. She presented at the One Faith, One Family in Mobile Alabama. "I'm not a sister yet. So I am just Kara Davis.... About a...
New Book available on Daughters of Charity as Nurses in US Civil War
Sr. Betty Ann McNeil’s discovery of 500 pages of handwritten memoirs by Daughters of Charity as nurses in US Civil War led her into a multi-year project to transcribe, annotate, index, and publish Balm of Hope: Charity Afire Impels Daughters of Charity Civil War...
If this is what the Junior Ladies of Charity can do…
If this is what the Junior Ladies of Charity can do, then the future of the Ladies of Charity is assured. The charism of Vincent and Louise lives on and those in need are cared for! The range of their service is out of the ordinary. And kudos to the student who said...
St. Vincent – Councilor to the powerful
It was not by preference that St. Vincent found himself as councilor to the powerful. Fr. Richard J. Kehoe C.M. offers perspectives on what happened in his reflection "St. Vincent de Paul - A Royal Councilor". By preference Vincent de Paul devoted himself to the...
60 Seconds with Sister Carol Schumer
Sister Carol Schumer, DC explains how the words "I wouldn't mind living with you" brought home to her the realization of the importance of community life and what it means to her as a Daughter of Charity. https://youtu.be/VgvSXzWWioo Catch more "60 Seconds with...
