by John Freund, CM | Feb 7, 2013 | Vincentian Family
“I am sending you two young men. They are very enthusiastic about the practice of charity but they are young and impetuous and they need guidance”  This is how one of the key figures in the founding of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Emmanuel Bailly...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 5, 2013 | Vincentian Family
In 2013, all over the world, Vincentians are celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Frederic Ozanam . To celebrate this time of special grace and blessing for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the National Office of the US is offering the following...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 30, 2013 | Vincentian Family
In celebration of her feast day February 9 , VinFormation offers this presentation about the Mutuality in Ministry of Bl. Rosalie Rendu, and Bl. Frederic Ozanam illustrating the power of Vincentian collaboration and mentoring. The presentation is based on excerpts...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 28, 2013 | Church, Evangelization, News
Canadian Vincentian Lynn L’Heureux offers this insight… We are ordinary people called by God as Paul was. We sin, we get angry and we make many mistakes. God, however, is quite extraordinary, and he does extraordinary works with ordinary and imperfect...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Rather than simply refuting a Protestant who was attacking the Church Vincent hears the truth of his charge and grows. (Frederic Ozanam had a similar experience.) The following excerpt from an insightful article by Santiago BarquÃn, CM, Â might well lead us to ask...
