by John Freund, CM | Jul 2, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Mother Catherine Seton R.S.M. (1800-1891) was the youngest daughter of Elizabeth Seton. Strange to say, she had no attraction for her venerated mother’s order, and when at length she decided on carrying out her religious vocation, she appealed to Archbishop Hughes to...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 2, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Manny Sanchez writes… Monday, July 4, marks the Feast Day of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, a young member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul early in the twentieth century in Italy. Blessed Pier joined the Society when he was seventeen years old, and...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 30, 2011 | Vincentian Family
John Rybolt, CM poses this question for Vincentian Researchers. “The knife pictured above is in the Vincentian Museum in the mother house in Paris. It consists of a wooden sheath, on the left, with the metal knife, on the right. The sheath has metal pieces...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 27, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Pope Benedict XVIauthorized the promulgation of decrees regarding the causes of Servants of God Josefina Martinez Perez of the Congregation of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, and twelve companions, killed in hatred of the faith in 1936. ...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 26, 2011 | Vincentian Family
John Rybolt writes, “Actually, this is an old St. Vincent painting, from the 18th century. The original is in the chapel of the Hospital of St. Eutrope (now Hôpital Thermal) in Dax, the hospital where the newly beatified Sr. Marguerite Rutan, D.C., was Sister...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 26, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Blogging is a way to sharing our vision. There is good news… and bad news. The good news is that more and more members are using blogs to invite others to share the Vincentian Family way by telling the stories of their life and ministries. The bad news is that...
