by John Freund, CM | Mar 25, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Some much happens on March 25 beginning with the Annunciation. 25 – Annual Renovation of Vows for the Daughters of Charity (to commemorate Louise and 4 companions taking perpetual vows in 1642 and renewed 1644) 25 – Elizabeth Ann Seton receives her First...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 14, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
DePaul University Appoints Sister Betty Ann McNeil, D.C., Vincentian Scholar-in-Residence Sister Betty Ann McNeil, D.C., will join DePaul University as its second Vincentian Scholar- in- Residence in the school’s Office of Mission and Values. The Vincentian...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 10, 2012 | Congregation of the Mission, Vincentian Family
The following interesting questions were posed by a researcher to the Vincentian History Researchers Network Was there any opposition to the founding of the CM? Did Vincent endure any ‘costly grace’ for seeking to found an order to address formation of the...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 2, 2011 | Vincentian Family
The French edition of famvin under Claude Lautissier  presents a painting (click to enlarge) which depicts a freed prisoner showing gratitude to Vincent de Paul. A Daughter of Charity is present – she can be seen on the right of the painting. But she is not...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 7, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Jean Pierre Renouard, C.M. situates “Vincent in the political context of his time ” in this paper from the Third Asian Vincentian Institute (Mother House, Paris, September-December 2006) “I will try to write to you of simple things at the risk of...