by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Confraternity of Charity (8/22/1617) was the first institutional expression of the Vincentian charism and it involved lay leadership for social action. From the confraternities later arose both the Daughters of Charity (1633) and the Ladies of Charity (1635) in...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
Occasional famvin contributor, Susan Stabile, offers perspective on this issue in her Creo en Dios post for today. “First, what we are about is God’s business, not ours. What we do, we do in cooperation with and in support of God’s desire for the world, not our...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
As a result of IRCHSS funding for the project Vincent de Paul: An Icon in the Making, a one year position for a postdoctoral scholar is available at NUI Galway. The purpose of the project is to deepen historical understanding of the character and evolution of early...
by John Freund, CM | May 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
May 27, 1900 St. Francis Regis Clet, CM was beatified by Pope Leo XIII 1900. May 28, 1933 marks the beatification of St. Catherine Labouré by Pope Pius XI.
by John Freund, CM | Dec 26, 2008 | Uncategorized
The latest update by Fr John O’Keefe CM in the series of Lay Led Liturgy Services with a Reflection for each Sunday based on the Lectionary Readings for the current Year, and Prayers of the Faithful is now available online at the Australian site of the...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
The Sidney-Herald reports that the Rudd Federal Government unveiled its white paper on homelessness, committing $6.1 billion to the first five years of its biggest social reform program.
