by John Freund, CM | Sep 25, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Daughters of Charity Provincial Archives Facebook page writes “Long before anyone had even begun to codify archival practices, St. Vincent de Paul laid out what today would be called “best practices” for documenting the history of those who followed him. To a...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 24, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Father Gregory Gay, CM extends a a video invitation to a convocation Vincentian Youth to be held in conjunction with World Youth Day in Rio de Janiero. The gathering will take place in Belo Horizonte from July 19-21. (Those of a “certain age” will remember...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 24, 2012 | Vincentian Family
“Long before there was such a thing as Australia there were families who lived here, people who cared for each other and the earth, people for whom the world was a deeply spiritual place, people who loved to tell stories about the things that really mattered to...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 23, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Tim Williams of the Australian CMs reminds us of the words of one of Vincent’s biographers… “He left us neither a learned treatise nor a body of doctrine, only the little volume of his Rule, a brief synthesis of his theological spirituality. He was content...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 22, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
My Own Mission Statement Amanda Kern writes… “The Daughters of Charity have a mission – “given to God in community for the service of the poor” – which I try to follow every day. Yet, I think, at my deepest core, I have a different...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 22, 2012 | Vincentian Family
“Some things are easier described with pictures rather than words! Pinterest is one of those things. For the visual explanation click on the opening graphic to see it larger. “Pinterest is a pinboard-style social photo sharing website that allows users to create and...