by John Freund, CM | Oct 4, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Vincent de Paul was not keen about the involvement of the Congregation of the Mission in parishes. His reluctance to accept them, while by no means an absolute refusal, is evident from the earliest days of the Company until the time of his death. In an article...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 3, 2011 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Spanish website Somos is making available in English a series of insightful articles, the first of which is  “An approach to a critical reading of the founders writings.” 1. Knowing the Founders through their writings The first step to a critical...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 3, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Fonkoze, Zafen’s partner in Haiti,  released its 2010 Social Performance Report (pdf), Keeping Our Clients on the Staircase Out of Poverty, an annual self-assessment of Haiti’s leading microfinance institution’s progress toward its social mission. The report...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 2, 2011 | Vincentian Family
DePaul University students have the unique opportunity to learn about St. Vincent de Paul while in Paris and surrounding area March 16-25, 2012. Highlights include: • In Paris—Vincentian Motherhouse, Old SaintLazare, Ste. Marguerite and Les Invalides plus time to...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 1, 2011 | Vincentian Family
The CGI Board at its meeting on 6 September 2011 has approved the following VISION and MISSION statements of CGI. Those countries that have their own Vision and Mission statements are complementary to that of CGI’s and those without may consider to use that of CGI’s....
by John Freund, CM | Sep 30, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Chesterton once said that the difference between a sinner and saint is not that the saint doesn’t sin. The difference is that the saint knows they’re a sinner. This is what strikes me with St. Vincent de Paul. You might expect, and certainly you will get to some...