by John Freund, CM | Sep 8, 2013 | Vincentian Family
September is one of the busier months in the Vincentian Family Calendar. The Vincentian Encyclopedia has background on these events. 2 – Bl. Louis-Joseph Francois,  Jean-Henri Gruyer and Pierre-Rene Rogue, Priests and Martyrs, 7 – Frank Duff joined the...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 8, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Six months before Frederic Ozanam died on  September 8, 1853 he wrote his final testament. FamVin has obtained, and translated a Powerpoint presentation from Peru of key elements of the final wishes. It is a moving experience to experience his thoughts via this...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 7, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Francis X. Rocca of the Catholic News Service  writes, … On the first visit by a pope to the United Nations, in 1965, Pope Paul VI memorably called for “No more war, war never again.” Blessed John Paul II was a constant campaigner for peace, calling...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 7, 2013 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
Robert Maloney, CM wrote in 2003, a time similar the Pope’s appeals for peace… “Having already written about several aspects of this topic, and because of its very broad scope, in this article I will restrict my focus to peace in the sense in which...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 7, 2013 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
At the age of 24 Frank Duff’s life took a new turn when he joined the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in 1913 . Normally a high-society man, Frank was now exposed to the real poverty of Dublin of that time. Many who lived in tenement squalor were forced to...
