by John Freund, CM | Aug 1, 2014 | Formation
For nearly six months FamvVin has been offering a feature called “Saturday Study Hall” introducing and highlighting material found in the Vincentian Encyclopedia. We ask 30 seconds of your time… Do you find it helpful? Are there other things that...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 18, 2014 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Marian Youth
Bishop  José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre knows first-hand the challenge of evangelizing young men and women. He was not always a Bishop. He was once a 16 year who learned to confront his fear of relating to people he did not know and were different from him. As a member...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 11, 2014 | Formation
Judging those who are poor!  English speaking blogs of North America, Europe, Australia, Philippines, etc.  witness to discussions that imply judgments about those who are poor. These discussions are often times quite heated. Some of these judgements are quite harsh....
by John Freund, CM | Jun 27, 2014 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity
“The dream” and the Ladies of Charity –Â Catherine Harkins had a vivid dream of St. Vincent walking through snow-covered streets and gathering neglected children under his cloak. He spoke to the dreamer and directed her to assist the poor too. When...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 20, 2014 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Father Robert Maloney CM offers an in-depth study of “The Heart of Jesus in the Spirituality of Vincent dePaul and Louise de Marillac” “For Vincent, the heart of Jesus was the source of missionary zeal. For Louise, it was the font of a burning...
