by John Freund, CM | Apr 11, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Bruce Marion is a local artists who is coming to St. Vincent de Paul on Saturday, April 13th. He’ll be working with a group of kids to develop two abstract paintings. The paintings will be auctioned off at this year’s Golf-Fore-Charity event that is happening on...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 10, 2013 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
In September 2013, Roger Playwin, CEO of the St. Louis-based National Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, will step down after 10 years in the position. Playwin spoke with NCR about his tenure and the work of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. NCR: Given the...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 10, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Eamon Devlin writes “In the present climate of renewal the “eloquence” of Vincent de Paul may at best appear quaint; at worst it might seem heady and superfluous! I have adapted this article from a French thesis which I did as part of my university examination,...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 10, 2013 | Vincentian Family
The current issue of Perboyre Sparks tell the story of the current activities of the Congrgation of the Mission in China. Sparks_March_2013-1
by John Freund, CM | Apr 8, 2013 | 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...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 7, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
“For Louise de Marillac the Church is not some distant entity or a hierarchical institution to which she must submit herself. All Christians are members of the mystical body and each individual has a concrete function to perform in order to accomplish a common...
