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Patron saint for business?

by John Freund, CM | January 11, 2014 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

"(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...

Was Pier Giorgio active in the St. Vincent de Paul Society?

by John Freund, CM | July 4, 2013 | Vincentian Family | 0 Comments

Was Pier Giorgio active in the St. Vincent de Paul Society? Pier Giorgio belonged to so many Catholic organizations and clubs that it was impossible for him to attend meetings for all of them. But his affiliation with the Conference of St. Vincent de Paul was very...

Vincent – Life from both sides

by John Freund, CM | June 1, 2013 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

"Vincent dePaul - Patron and Client" - The website of the Australian Vincentians has a link to a study by Guy Hartcher CM. "To understand M. Vincent de Paul as evangeliser and worker for the poor we must understand the socio-political world in which he lived....