by John Freund, CM | Sep 24, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
Vincentian Blog Action Day is a fitting way for those of us who blog to be part of the worldwide celebration of the 350th Anniversary of the deaths of Vincent and Louise, What if we have a world wide discussion of the relationship of educational access to poverty...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 23, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Two hundred years after Mother Seton arrived in Emmitsburg more than 400 Daughters of Charity are converging on St. Louis as they move toward the unification of 4 provinces into one. Through this process which began in 2006 they hope for new energy and make more the...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 23, 2009 | Formation, Vincentian Family
“All Creation Sings: Praying the Psalms with St. Elizabeth Seton will be a welcome addition for anyone’s individual devotions, as well as for retreat house libraries. The glorious color photos — of oceans and flowers, skylines and shorelines, butterflies...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 22, 2009 | Vincentian Family
VinFormation has just added the first draft of a feature on the Vincentian Family Tree as described in the historic work of Sr. Betty Ann McNeil, DC. (Please note that this format can easily be adapted to reflect details of your own congregation or organization....
by John Freund, CM | Sep 22, 2009 | Vincentian Family
St. Vincent de Paul was ordained a priest on September 23, 1600. In this year of the priest some might be interested in looking atthe study of St. Vincent’s idea of a priest. This is just one of the resources on the VinFormation pages devoted to Vincent as...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 21, 2009 | Featured, Vincentian Family
“Vincent and Louise pursued with relentless passion a dream they believed in… a dream that was like a fire that consumed them. They dreamt of giving themselves completely to following Christ by evangelizing and serving the poor of their time. …...