by John Freund, CM | Sep 3, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
The VinFormation project of FamVin has posted a series of resources for the Feast of Bl. Frederic Ozanam (Sept. 9) Click here for a list of formation resources on Blessed Frederic Ozanam. There are links to PowerPoint presentations (especially on Frederic Finding the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 31, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Wired magazine has an interesting post about class and labor issues in science fiction. Most sci-fi — at least most good sci-fi — is a metaphor for something that’s happening, or has happened, in the real world: war, inequality, fear of the “other.” And yes, every so...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 28, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
A look back at the most popular FamVin posts for June. The Trafficking and a Pentecost novena attracted the most visitors for the month. The 9 posts covering the week-long program in Paris devoted to Vincentian Collaborative Action drew lots of visitors. The...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 19, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Before Pinterest, Flickr, Instagram, etc. there were … Holy cards. “Those of a certain age” remember well these religious images of our youth. In the age of photo sharing it seems that old practice is ripe for revival. In this digital age...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 20, 2014 | News
Today marks the seventh anniversary of the untimely death of an early collaborator in various FamVin projects. Sr. Gail Rieth RSM had just hit her stride in developing formation resources for FamVin when, still in her 50’s, she was hit by a perfect storm of...