by John Freund, CM | Sep 10, 2011 | Vincentian Family
As I write this it is a Saturday afternoon when many around the world listen to the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. I am not currently listening to the Met but to an online presentation of the opera “Vincent and Louise”. I thank my Austrian confrere...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 10, 2011 | Vincentian Family
She was considered very old for the time she lived. What can we learn from Louise in her last years? Sister Maria Angeles Infante, DC writes…”Louise de Marillac accepted old age as a special blessing from God. She taught us how to journey along this path...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 4, 2011 | Justice and Peace
This little known monument, “To the Struggle Against World Terrorism,” dedicated on the fifth anniversary of 9/11, gives some expression to the magnitude of grief occasioned by the events of 9/11. It is a gift from President Vladimir Putin, the people of Russia and...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 3, 2011 | Vincentian Family
“We will see how Vincent de Paul, his teaching and his life were centuries ahead of the Church’s magisterium.” Thus writes Sister María Pilar López, DC and she offers proof in a very insightful and challenging article “The Prophetic Dimension of the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 24, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Harvest the fruits of the Jubilee Year! This is the invitation from leaders of the Vincentian Family as we look forward to the Annual Vincentian Family Day of Prayer September 27. Famvin presents this initial resource for planning and personal reflection for this...
