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Pope requests prayer for Synod 9/28
by John Freund, CM | September 28, 2014 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Sunday, 28 September is to be set aside as a Day of Prayer for the III Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, scheduled to take place from 5 to 219 October to treat the topic: The Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the Context of Evangelization.
Vincent de Paul’s tough questions – how to best help those most in need
by John Freund, CM | September 28, 2014 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
We can borrow Vincent de Paul’s tough questions about how to best help those most in need. So writes Meghan Clark sharing her post Vincentian pilgrimage reflections on immigrant communities Paris and Queens.
Pope “Inside every Christian is a Jew”
by John Freund, CM | September 23, 2014 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Pope Francis says “inside every Christian is a Jew.” “Every day, I pray with the Psalms of David. My prayer is Jewish, then I have the Eucharist, which is Christian.”
TLC – Our Best Friend – Turn the Other Cheek – The Last Shall Be First
by Lynn L'Heureux | September 22, 2014 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
TLC – I know you are thinking Tender Loving Care and it is true, but the TLC taken from Deacon Art’s homily is: Trust, Love, Commitment. This in a nutshell describes Vincentians.
Prayer, Peace, a place for the Poor – Advent letter
by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Prayer, Peace, a place for the Poor – Advent letter of the Superior General
A Gratitude Retreat from Busted Halo
by John Freund, CM | Nov 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Thanksgiving is a perfect time to exercise our gratitude muscles. BusterdHalo offers a way for us to join together to take stock of our many blessings and give thanks. A Gratitude Retreat. Let’s not take gratitude for granted.
Following in the path of Francis and “deep listening”
by John Freund, CM | Nov 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Many followers of Vincent, Louise, Elizabeth and Frederic have learned that Pope Francis has commissionsed showers for the homeless under St. Peter’s colonnades. On Monday 17th of November work will begin to renovate the public restrooms for pilgrims: there will be a space for homeless people to wash. Ten parishes in Rome will do the same. The story is simple but there are implications.
Vincent and Louise on varieties of martyrdom
by John Freund, CM | Jan 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
FamVin is happy to present this translation into English of an article on martyrdom by Corpus Juan Delgado, CM. It looks at the concept of martyrdom as it appears in the writings of Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac. The concept is examined from the...
Patron saint for business?
by John Freund, CM | Jan 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
"(Newly minted Jesuit saint Peter ) Faber's vision of the positive role of business is remarkable. He wrote two centuries before Adam Smith lifted a pen, during an era when the Catholic church generally looked askance at business. Yet in a few short phrases, Faber...
Why we serve the poor – 80 years later
by John Freund, CM | Jan 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Some 80 years ago the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Australia offered their answer to why they serve the poor. The more things change the more they stay the same. Read it yourself to judge how well this statement has travelled the decade. Australian SVDP 1934 -...
Vincentian Magi – then and now?
by John Freund, CM | Jan 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Have you thought about what gifts we as a Vincentian Family and individual followers Vincent and Louise bring to the "stables" today? As I read a post "Third Millennium Wisemen" focused on the gifts of our last three Popes that was the question I found myself asking....
Stop! Look! Go! – Recipe for Gratefulness
by John Freund, CM | Jan 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
A blessed New Year to you and to all those close to your heart! Let’s open our eyes and recognize 2014 for what it really is: A wonderful tree heavy with harvest -- every day of all four seasons. And let’s practice the trick for harvesting this abundance of gifts. The...