by John Freund, CM | May 14, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Over 500 pilgrims travelled  from different corners of Ukraine to the grave of Blessed Sister Marta Wiecka, DC. The 5th pilgrimage of the Vincentian Family to Sniatyn,  took place on May 10-11, 2014marking the five years since she was beatified. On Saturday...
by John Freund, CM | May 14, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
In her “retirement”  a Sister of Charity serves on the shores of the Arctic Ocean and continues  a life of pioneering in ministry. High in the western Canadian Arctic, Sister Fay Trombley has been a pastoral leader among Inuvialuit indigenous people since...
by John Freund, CM | May 13, 2014 | Formation
Just as the members of the early Church were called to bring ‘The Way’ to all peoples of the day, so are we called to bring Christ into our world today.  This  pre-Pentecost theme will be the last submission of the series of reflections on The Gospel Of...
by John Freund, CM | May 13, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Readers of FamVin know that Vincent wrote some 30,000 letters. Few of us will ever read even a small fraction of those that survived. Â I was once privileged in Paris to hold one of his letters in my hands. The feelings that arose are hard to put into words.It was a...
by John Freund, CM | May 13, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Famvin has just received word that  Fr. Norberto Carcellar, CM, tireless and innovative pioneer in ministry with the homeless around the world died from an apparent heart attack. Well-known for his work in the garbage dumps in the Phillipines and the International...
