by John Freund, CM | Sep 14, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
Famvin is happy to present another in a series of articles  by  Sr Maria Angeles Infante DC. In outline form… 1 Introduction 2 Old Age in the Bible 2.1 Respect for the elderly 2.2 Connection with the past 2.3 Old age as a possibility for hope and for a full life...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 7, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
It might be called the contagion of joyful service. Sr. Meg Kymes , now a seminary sister or novice, writes of this contagion. “Most of the Daughters I have met say what makes a Daughter and true Daughter of Charity is love for the poor. Their eyes light up when...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 3, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Michael Thio, President General of the International St Vincent de Paul Society, writes to the Society in Japan – We are very touched and encouraged by your report of 25 August 2011 and for the excellent work the Society in Japan is doing for the victims and...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 31, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
“Louise was a woman who needed to communicate and wanted to share her ideas and thoughts with others. She lived a profound human and spiritual experience and felt a need to communicate that experience. She cared deeply for those young women and through her...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 22, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Rosalie was Frederic Ozanam’s mentor so members of the Vincent dePaul Society as well as Daughters of Charity might be interested in the recent acquisition of an early holy card by the Vincentiana Collection at DePaul University. It depicts her in an incident...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 21, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
If two YouTube videos ever captured the contagious joy of the Daughters of Charity and the Vincentian family, it would be these from the close of the Jubilee year in Peru! Pay attention to their faces. They become more fascinating as the video progresses. One of these...