by John Freund, CM | Aug 4, 2008 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
In the context of National Homeless Person’s Week 4 – 10 August 2008 (Australia) the St Vincent de Paul Society has asked the federal government to recognise in its White Paper on homelessness that “Housing is a human rightâ€. This is nothing more than the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 3, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Disasters and Responses, Formation, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Ellen LaCapria’s powerful video, “A Place at the Table”, is now available on DVD for a modest contribution which will be used to support Vincentian Family ongoing relief projects in New Orleans. Vincentian Family Gathering participants well remember...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 3, 2008 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
A very thoughtful “Examen for a Vincentian” – From the appendix to Ozanam: A Layman for Now by Shaun McCarty, ST How do you see yourself as poor? How do you see yourself as needing the poor for your personal spiritual growth? What special gift do you...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 2, 2008 | News
Could this be of value to various groups in the Vincentian Family? The Paulist Evangelization Association provides a model. All you need to participate is a web browser, an internet connection, and speakers or headphones to hear the presentations. For three days,...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 1, 2008 | Formation
August 1 is the feast of St. Alphonsus. The relationship between the Vincentians and the Redemptorists goes much deeper than the fact that Saint Alphonsus Liguori was born on the feast of Vincent dePaul. Alphonsus’ radical conversion dates back to a Vincentian...
