by John Freund, CM | May 8, 2014 | Vincentian Family
VinFormation offers resources that celebrate Vincentian mothers spanning 3 centuries – not only of Elizabeth Seton but also Louise de Marillac before her and after her Catherine Harkins, the first American Lady of Charity. Elizabeth was mother to five children...
by John Freund, CM | May 6, 2014 | Vincentian Family
How do these three go together? It is not really hard to put these three things together. What might not be so obvious is how the Vincentian Family fosters vocations the year round. (Pope Francis Message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations) How does the Vincentian...
by John Freund, CM | May 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
“I AM A MOTHER”: SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON ON MOTHERHOOD The letters of Saint Elizabeth Seton (1774-1821) to and about her family reflect exactly the kind of concerns a mother today would have about her children’s lives, choices, job prospects, etc. She wrote...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 25, 2014 | Formation
Ukraine, Crimea, Syria, Palestine – our eyes glaze over… or shut in horror. We long for peace but it seems to many to be further away than ever in recent years. Our times are not the best of times. Vincent lived in similar times. “With the exception...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 22, 2014 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The counter-cultural, action-proven spirituality of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul from Famvin: the Worldwide Vincentian Family On the occasion of the April 23 anniversary of the foundation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, VinFormation offers this...
