by John Freund, CM | Dec 3, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Can we hear words of this young person? Karl Michael Hila draws our attention to a young person named Frederic Ozanam. “The earth has become a chilly place. It is up to us Catholics to rekindle the flame of human warmth which is going out. It is up to us to...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 24, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Busted Halo features a post by Mike Hayes with 7 reasons we are thankful for Pope Francis. I found it very interesting. But it got me thinking… I would love to see a sharing/discussion of the reasons we are grateful for the special people in the Vincentian...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 20, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
As Americans prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving remember there is a prehistory or “prequel” of Thanksgiving rooted deeply in Christian tradition and echoed in Vincentian heritage. Father Robert Maloney CM writes… “Basically, the word Eucharistic means “thanksgiving.”...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 17, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
“What is your Church doing now for those who are poor?” Frederic Ozanam and the Society of St. Vincent dePaul has been answering that question for almost 200 years. Mark Gordon, in an article found on Aleteia, writes forcefully about how the Vincent dePaul Society of...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
Would you spend an hour with the current successor to Frederic Ozanam? Michael Thio stands in a long line of Vincentians who have inspired and guided generations who accept the challenges that Frederic Ozanam and the first group of Vincentian volunteers confronted in...
