by John Freund, CM | Oct 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Tim Williams CM , Director of the Daughters of Charity in Australia, reflects on the THE EXPERIENCE OF VINCENT DE PAUL October 6, 2013 There are many facets to the life and spirituality of Vincent de Paul, whose feast we celebrated on September 27. One very...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
In her weekly column for the Vincent dePaul Society in Calgary Lynn L’Heureux writes of … More Than one Way – Living the Good Life – Getting through that needle – Going the Extra Mile More Than One Way – I am sorry this was missed last week and so I...
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...
