by John Freund, CM | Jul 17, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Hear the cries of our Vincentian youth – “Walk with us as we deepen our faith.” Rosalie Rendu, DC certainly did as she responded to Frederic and his college companions. The men in this graphic were once idealistic university students filled with a...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 10, 2014 | Vincentian Family
A Facebook post by Karl Michael Hila, Youth Representative for the International Society of St Vincent dePaul, got me thinking about Frederic Ozanam and Pay it Forward. Pay it forward is an expression for describing the beneficiary of a good deed repaying it to others...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 16, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Memories of a Saint Ron Ramson CM – Not many people can say that they have met a saint. For those who have, the experience profoundly impacts their lives. Fr. Ronald Ramson, C.M. is among the few who have talked to, prayed with, and served alongside a real saint...
by John Freund, CM | May 31, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Frederic Ozanam Stories collected by Sr. Claire Sweeney D.C. found on the website of the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice. Monthly installments of his story in preparation for the celebration of the 200th. Frederic Ozanam Early Childhood A New Boy at the...
by John Freund, CM | May 23, 2014 | Formation
“The great tragedy of the church is not that rich Christians do not care about the poor but that rich Christians do not know the poor.” — Shane Claiborne Paraphrasing Roman 10:14 How can we encounter Christ in the poor if we do not know them? Vincent...