by John Freund, CM | Nov 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
Here are some selections on gratitude from our Vincentian heritage. Abelly, one of Vincent’s early biographers wrote, “He used to say that nothing was so efficacious in winning the heart of God as a spirit of gratitude for his gifts and blessings. In this...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
Tim Williams, CM of Australia wonders whether they are also calls to the Vincentian Family. Speaking before an international gathering of women religious leaders, Indian theologian, Assumption Sister Rekha M. Chennattu called for a radically new religious paradigm. ...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
Ghebre-Michael differs in three ways from the other canonised and beatified members of the Congregation of the Mission: First, he was African, not European; second, he was not a born Catholic, but an adult convert; and third, he was not actually a member of the...
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...
