by John Freund, CM | Sep 7, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
It might be called the contagion of joyful service. Sr. Meg Kymes , now a seminary sister or novice, writes of this contagion. “Most of the Daughters I have met say what makes a Daughter and true Daughter of Charity is love for the poor. Their eyes light up when...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 7, 2011 | Vincentian Family
A St Vincent de Paul Society New South Wales Energy Report discovers that customers are being enticed to change providers by cheap deals, only to be left out of pocket with excessive fees. And in a self-fulfilling cycle, those profits are then being used by power...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 5, 2011 | Vincentian Family
It is not a soap opera or a telenovela. There really is a German language opera that is a  little known fruit of the 350th anniversary celebrations Prof. Richard Joseph Sigmund wrote an opera  depicting scenes from the life of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 5, 2011 | Vincentian Family
As the different localities of the Family in Bolivia (FaViBo) prepare to celebrate the feast of St. Vincent, we thought we’d share some links. Here’s a link to our web-site, (all in Spanish, of course) Also, here’s a link to our Facebook page, for...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 4, 2011 | Vincentian Family
We have big shoes to fill! Sister MarÃa Pilar López, DC recently laid out how Vincent, without using the words was well in advance of the Church’s social teaching. Frederic, whose feast we celebrate September 9, influenced the magisterium in the words and...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 3, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Michael Thio, President General of the International St Vincent de Paul Society, writes to the Society in Japan – We are very touched and encouraged by your report of 25 August 2011 and for the excellent work the Society in Japan is doing for the victims and...