by John Freund, CM | Jun 30, 2013 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
The story of Lourdes – the person, not the shrine! Continuing the new series  illustrating recent examples of systemic change Patricia deNava, past International President of the AIC (Ladies of Charity in USA), writes.. “In order to understand Marillac, it...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 28, 2013 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Who are we? How are we doing? What do we need to do? These are the questions implicit in the two-week meeting of the Provincial leaders of the Congregation of the Mission. They will represent more than 3,000 Vincentian priests and brothers working in 50 provinces in...
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 28, 2013 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Our new presentation illustrates how Bl. Pier Giorgio chose time and again to make right choices, despite both his parents being unreligious, and despite his position as the heir to a prestigious politician and newspaper man. He could have done anything he wanted, but...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 17, 2013 | Vincentian Family
On occasion of his visit to Paris in May 2013 Famvin.org met Fr. Gregory Gay CM, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission for a wide-ranging conversation with Thomas Zielinski of famvin. In part one Fr. Greg speaks of the new initiative in formation of...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
On 4 July, we celebrate the feast day of one of the official patrons for World Youth Day 2013 in Rio. A pipe-smoking mountaineer, Blessed Giorgio was an active member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. In this video, noted media person Fr. Barron tells of his first...
