by John Freund, CM | Sep 4, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
When I saw the following quote on an Irish Catholic website I thought “so much for the dangers of associating with Catholic intellectuals and Nuns on the front lines of serving those who are poor”. “He became involved with a group of liberal Catholic...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 29, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The month of September marks many milestones across the  Vincentian Family. 8 – Death of Frederic Ozanam – 1853 9 – Feast of Blessed Frederic Ozanam, 9 – Birth of Sr. Rosalie Rendu, DC – 1786 11 – Founding of St. Elizabeth College,...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 25, 2014 | Vincentian Family
St. John’s University students have been invited and challenged to enter into the experience of  Frederic Ozanam. As most visitors to famvin.org know almost 200 years ago a fellow student at the premier university in Paris  challenged Frederic by asking where...
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...
