by John Freund, CM | Oct 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Lynn L’Heureux writes in her weeklly reflection… What’s in it for me? It is a question that many think and often do not say out loud. When I am training new members, the question I ask is, “Why do you want to serve the poor?” Inevitably people will say,...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Word on Fire Blog – Vincent de Paul “I do not think that St. Vincent had mapped and plotted out in his mind that he would found so many institutions, groups or orders…. Rather, he said “yes” to the poor person who came to him… He recognized...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
In their own words …. Listen to Frederic Ozanam as he tell his brother, a priest, to get out of his rectory and go to the “outskirts”… “The priests must give up their little bourgeois parishes: their flocks are an elite in the midst of a vast...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Brothers and sisters, each year at the time of the feast of Saint Vincent de Paul we reflect on a theme that enables us to deepen our spirituality and to strengthen our commitment to the poor. This year we want to reflect on the theme of faith, the central theme of...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Tuesday September 24, 2013 We must pray for peace. Almost 100 Christians killed in Pakistan and many injured including children. Continued killing in Nigeria. So much violence against the innocent! Pray for those mourning the loss...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
In a time of ignorance and suffering there was a man drawn to serve the poor. And his story became their story… And the story of 4,000 priests and brothers, 25,000 sisters and over 800,000 people who walk in his footsteps. They face the challenges of those who...
