by John Freund, CM | Aug 18, 2013 | Vincentian Family
From time to time it is good to re-present a Slideshare overview of the scope of the Worldwide Vincentian Family – branches, development, etc. It can provide an occasion for rejoicing in sharing a charism that is wider than any one branch and an invitation to...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 18, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Given St. Vincent’s legendary concern for prisoners I suspect he would be very interested in this US hot button issue today. The issue today … “On August 12 Attorney General Eric Holder announced that federal prosecutors will circumvent federal...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2013 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
SVDP Voice of the Poor writes… If you saw Christ sitting across your kitchen table, what would you say? Would you ask questions? Would you just listen? One of my favorite movies was “Michael”. In the story, Michael the Archangel, played by John Travolta, has a...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Given all the blood that is being shed today it might be easy to forget that Vincent was not no stranger to bloodshed and war. So it is legitimate to ask “What would Vincent do” (WWVD) or better yet, “What did Vincent do?” We are blessed with...
