by John Freund, CM | Apr 3, 2010 | Collaboration, Disasters and Responses, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Systemic change, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
To the members of the Vincentian Family In English, take a look at this video (For those who wish to follow up the web link he referred to in the video is http://zafen.org) A los miembros de la Familia Vicenciana En espagnol, vea: video Aux membres de la Famille...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 12, 2009 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
Sister Louise Sullivan presents an eight minute reflection on Louise de Marillac and friendship on the daughtersofcharityus YouTube channe. Visitors may wish to bookmark this channel to see other postings.
by John Freund, CM | Jun 15, 2009 | Congregation of the Mission, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
What is Vincentian spirituality? What elements, practices, approaches are essential to it as a spirituality? Fr. Dan Borlik CM reflects on this in his Vincentian Encyclopedia article Spirituality of the Poor? Spirituality of Justice?Fr. Dan Borlik, CM is currently...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 10, 2009 | Featured, Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
In the last 6 weeks much material has been added to the “formation” section of famvin.org http://vinformation.famvin.org/ In particular…ideas on how to use the site in formation and discernment...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 22, 2009 | Featured, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Many who work among the poor speak use a phrase that captures a key purpose of their work: systemic change. This potent idea has captured the attention and imagination of leaders of the Vincentian Family. Why? One way to look at that question is to think about the...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 6, 2009 | Congregation of the Mission, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Fr. Robert Maloney, CM offers his thoughts about some lesser known qaulities of Saints in the Vincentian Family. The saints are human like us. In order to accent the humanity of our Vincentian saints, I want to focus on a few of their very human qualities.
