by John Freund, CM | Aug 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
“What had happened to persuade the young Vincent (about thirty) to begin to take his Christian life more seriously? Something must have brought Vincent to his decision. We are not told his motivation and more curious still is the fact that these changes occur...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 21, 2014 | Formation
In days of yore  saints were presented as living perfect lives from their first breaths. Today we are more sophisticated in recognizing that for most the path to holiness was a journey of many conversion moments. In our heads we know that Vincent and Louise were not...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Rather than simply refuting a Protestant who was attacking the Church Vincent hears the truth of his charge and grows. (Frederic Ozanam had a similar experience.) The following excerpt from an insightful article by Santiago BarquÃn, CM, Â might well lead us to ask...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 16, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Sr. Rose Pacete concludes  her review of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” with these words … “This is the story of Bilbo Baggins, a gentle, simple hobbit who followed a call and went on an adventure to help his neighbors, to lay down his...
by John Freund, CM | May 15, 2011 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
“Vincent de Paul – a Priest of Charity at the Service of the Poor”. The article  in the Vincentian Encyclopedia focuses on Vincent’s conversion to the poor, and the manner in which he lived out that conversion. The article concludes...
