by John Freund, CM | Aug 15, 2014 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
On this feast of the Assumption some may wish to revisit an earlier Formation Friday  post – Mary in the Vincentian tradition VinFormation has collated a number of resources that help appreciate the place of Mary in the Vincentian Tradtion. Mary in the Vincentian...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
“What had happened to persuade the young Vincent (about thirty) to begin to take his Christian life more seriously? Something must have brought Vincent to his decision. We are not told his motivation and more curious still is the fact that these changes occur...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 14, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Under the title of “Blasphemy in Oklahoma City ” Phyllis Zagano writing in the NCR presents a clash between the 1st and  14th amendments regarding a proposed Black Mass. After an introduction of what potentially is involved and may surprise many (See...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
Resources for the question “Do people who commit suicide go to hell?” – Â Mike Hayes, Ronald Rolheiser and the Catholic Catechism. Excerpts from Mike Hayes answer on Busted Halo: Question: I know its a touchy subject but I was always taught that...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 13, 2014 | Formation
Many people do not realize we have a sister site, VinFormation Learning to Serve dedicated to creating and collecting resources useful for personal formation in the way of Vincent and Louise or for use in programs being offered to others. The following...