by John Freund, CM | Sep 26, 2013 | Formation
Niagara University awaarded Fr. John Slediona an honorary doctorate at its annual Vincentian Convocation. In turn Father presented on the theme “St. Vincent de Paul ad the Formation of Priests. The full text follows. “History with its flickering lamp...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 26, 2013 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Robert Maloney writes… “Historians have often highlighted St. Vincent’s organizational skills. He did not, however, merely organize; he formed the groups and persons that he assembled. In fact, the letters, documents, and conferences in the fourteen...
by Beth | Sep 12, 2013 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
Vincentian Brothers from Province of Paris, Congo and Poland gathered in Thessaloniki, Greece for a formation meeting held September 1-8, 2013. The occasion was first death anniversary of Brother Jean Prindezis CM, who spent all his life in the Congregation in this...
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 3, 2013 | Vincentian Family
VinFormation presents “Ozanam’s Vision: Being Christian in a Modern World.” This new feature, in honor of Ozanam’s Feast Day, consists of four mini-presentations: Ozanam in the Vincentian Tradition: A Man of Ideas, A Man of Action Ozanam:...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Fr. Dennis Holtschneider, President of dePaul University, offers his take on the Starting Point for Vincentian Formation. We represent very different lifestyles and types of ministry, so formation is going to look a bit different for each of us. But I believe there...