by John Freund, CM | May 11, 2009 | Vincentian Family
Do we give things… or ourselves? Matt de Boer is a Vincentian Lay Missionary who reflects on the way we give to those who are poor and how God gives to we who are poor. A relevant question given the video in this week’s featured post. Our culture says...
by John Freund, CM | May 10, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Zsuzsa and Veronika Siklos were two of over 100 children who escaped the Nazi concentration camps during the Second World War by hiding out in a Hungarian convent of the Daughters of Charity that came to be known as Guardian Angel House. Kathy Clark has written a...
by John Freund, CM | May 10, 2009 | Featured, Justice and Peace
In this weeks featured video on famvin (right hand column) the question is asked “What if you lost everything, how long would it take you to get something to eat, find a place to stay, and a get some work? A Brazilian pastor, Claudio Oliver, offers up a...
by John Freund, CM | May 9, 2009 | Systemic change, Vincentian Family
The YouTube famvinglobal channel is now featuring a 5 minute overview of the very successful gathering of the Vincentian Family in the United States and Canada. We hope to have more presentations available soon.
by John Freund, CM | May 9, 2009 | Church
“Pope Benedict XVI will be welcomed to the Holy Land as a true friend of the State of Israel and the Jewish people. His 11-15 May 2009 visit will mark an important stage in the development of the relationship between the Vatican and Israel.”...