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Vincent de Paul does YouTube
by John Freund, CM | Feb 27, 2014 | Vincentian Family
The magical robots  of YouTube have generated a list of more than 60 Popular Vincent de Paul videos.  Explore videos dedicated to the Saint, the Society, etc.
International Human Trafficking Conference
by John Freund, CM | Feb 27, 2014 | Vincentian Family
The many branches and members of the Vincentian Famil involved in combatting trafficking and working with survivors will be interested in following the Second International Human Trafficking Conference which is to take place in April in Rome according to  the Catholic...
16 million cyber-candles for gratefulness
by John Freund, CM | Feb 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
In many different traditions lighting candles is a sacred action. It expresses more than words can express. It has to do with gratefulness. From time immemorial, people have lit candles in sacred places. Why should cyberspace not be sacred? Gratefulness.org offers...
Vincentians and Mary’s Meals in Haiti
by John Freund, CM | Feb 21, 2014 | Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Miles J. Heinen shares  a  link....The Vincentian Family is working with Mary's Meals in Haiti to province a hot meal to 3,466 children in the Central Plateau around Mirebalais. Have fun watching the video! Mary’s Meals provides meals in schools in Haiti’s largest and...
Loving Others – Small places
by John Freund, CM | Dec 31, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Loving Others – Small places – I am a sinner – Our God is King ... the themes Lynn L'Heureux reflects on in her final for the year 2013 Dear Vincentian Family: Here we are, the last day of the year and the 7th day of Christmas. My new year’s resolution...
“Just Care! Vincentian Women in Action”
by John Freund, CM | Dec 31, 2013 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
Explore the theme "Just Care! Vincentian Women in Action" Save the date - September 12-13, 2014. Visit the LCUSA website for more information as it become available.
Pope Francis: refugees, elderly – outcasts of society
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2013 | Justice and Peace
n a message that would surely resonate in the followers of Vincent, Louise, Frederic and Elizabeth  Pope Francis on Sunday turned his attention to the dramatic predicament of migrants and refugees who not always find a welcome, but often become victims of human...
Prequel to the “manger mystery”
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Madeleine L'Engle and course corrections in life In-Spirited offers this post entitled "This is the Irrational Season: Mary’s Story" Sitting before the Child in the Manger, and the infinite made tenderly accessible to us, let us glance up at the young mother whose...
Daughter of Charity – Person of the Year
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
It may not be Time's Person of the Year but it was The Telegraph's  recognition of the work done by Sr. Theresa Griem, DC at Depaul USA's Daybreak Center in Macon, Georgia. Sister Elizabeth Greim once resisted the life she now relishes. But now she finds herself...
What do I smell like?
by Ross Dizon | Dec 30, 2013 | Reflections
Epiphany of the Lord (A), January 5, 2014 – Is 60, 1-6; Eph 3, 2 - 3a. 5-6; Mt 2, 1-12 Come down quickly (Lk 19, 5) It is not enough for us to know Jesus at the level of the intellect. There ought to be a deep intimacy between the Master and us. Herod the Great says...