by John Freund, CM | Mar 13, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Can you top this? 22,000 walkers raised over $2.1m Million in 2013! SAVE THE DATE: FRIENDS OF THE POOR® WALK/RUN Saturday, September 20th, 2014 The Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run began as a national program with the purpose of providing local Society of St. Vincent de...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 13, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Every family has its special days. The Vincentian Family is no exception. Continuing our exploration of the resources of the VinFormation site within Famvin.org, here is a sample of resources presented as they occur in the course of a year. January 4: Feast of St....
by John Freund, CM | Mar 13, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
OUT OF POVERTY is now the title of the Western Region Voice of the Poor newsletter. It seems appropriate, because it indicates the goal of everything we do for the people we serve. Together with the new name, our team decided that the newsletter would have each time...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2014 | Pope
Rome Reports offers a powerful series of video moments it considers highlights and insights into Pape Francis’ first year. The text below is even more powerful when viewed with appropriate video clips illustrating its choice in RomeReports. 1- HELP As he...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2014 | Pope
Who would have thought of creating a tournament based on choosing the most highly rated moments during Pope Francis’ first year? Why the folks at Busted Halo! Just in time for Pope Francis’ one year anniversary as pope and the madness of march, we (the folks at...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2014 | Formation
Digital artist Sr. Ellen LaCapria, D.C. offers a visual aid to enter into contemplation about those excluded and trapped in cycles of poverty. This image arose from her reflection on Pope Francis’ Gospel of Joy. This is the second installment of her weekly...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 11, 2014 | Vincentian Family
It has been 80 years since Louise’s canonization by Pope Pius XII. In this 3 minute 53 second video VinFormation presents a few samples from the letters of St. Louise de Marillac. They show us the connections between St. Louise and her contemporaries, and give...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 11, 2014 | Vincentian Family
While the vast majority of the readers of famvin.org do not read Vietnamese many of our groups work in ministries with Vietnamese people. The website of the Congregation of the Mission ministering in Vietnam may be a helpful resource.
by John Freund, CM | Mar 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Much of Lynn L’Heureux’s message this week could be a commentary on the line of Peter “Brothers and Sisters, we have work to do!” that she quotes from the new movie “The Son of God” Son of God – Saved by Jesus’ Sacrifice – Your...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Sr. Evelyne Franc, the superior general of the international order of the Daughters of Charity, spoke at a weekend summit, focused on the theme “The management of the ecclesiastical goods of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, for the...