The followers of Vincent and Louise, Frederic and Elizabeth Seton who work with migrants and refugees throughout the world can take courage from the message and actions of Pope Francis.Sunday 19th January the Church marks the 100th World Day of Migrants and...
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!
Nine Days Of Prayer, Penance And Pilgrimage
On January 22 our nation will mark the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal throughout the U.S. Promotional and planning resources are available for leaders. Since that tragic decision, more than 55 million children's...
20 ways you can fight trafficking
US State Department offers 20 Ways You Can Help Fight Human Trafficking (Graphic courtesy of http://www.stopenslavement.org/) After first learning about human trafficking, many people want to help in some way but do not know how. Here are just a few ideas...
Eavesdropping on the Daughters of Charity
Listen in and watch the Holy Hangout YouTube recording with Daughters of Charity as they reflect on their experiences as missionaries. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8wWacfeGJA&feature=share
Saturday Study Hall – How to know Vincent
What is the best way to study about Vincent? Although Vincent himself did not write books we do have about 4,000 letters and a a host of bibliographies. This edition of Saturday Study Hall offers Thomas Davitt, CM perspectives
Catholic Schools week USA
National Catholic Schools Week 2014 January 26 - February 1 "Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge, and Service" National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January and...
Correction – Patron of the abused
An earlier article about a Vincentian martyr as a possible patron saint of the abused requires further nuance. THe article was based on three different sources which collectively missed a significant nuance. FamVin has learned from Vincent Hermans, secretary of the...
Formation Fridays – Getting the big picture
VinFormation has created visual guides to Vincentian Family Saints, Vincent’s life and times, and various groups in the Vincentian Family.
Knock knock, Vinnies needs you
This is not a "knock, knock" joke but a notice about the AUstralian SVDP "Doorknocker" campaign. They have a recruiting drive in Catholic secondary schools and beyond the borders of parishes into the general community is expected to boost the ranks of Vinnies...
Time to stop blaming the poor
Especially after the great recession forced so many into the ranks of the poor through no fault of their own Barbara Ehrenreich elaborates...The Great Recession should have put the victim-blaming theory of poverty to rest. In the space of only a few months, millions...
