by John Freund, CM | Sep 2, 2012 | Evangelization, Vincentian Family
Since we are about to begin a year devoted to the theme of evangelization it may be helpful to review what  recent research into Vincent reveals about his understanding of evangelization. Continuing his “Reflections of a Translator” series, Charles Plock...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 26, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Sources for Understanding Vincent de Paul John E. Rybolt, DePaul University This paper presents and explains the main sources for understanding Vincent de Paul: his writings, biographies, contemporary witnesses, studies and iconography. For this purpose,  the material...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 25, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Fr. John Rybolt provides a day-by-day listing of the known activities of Vincent de Paul from 1596 (the year of his tonsure and minor orders) to 1660 (the year of his death). Its purpose is to show graphically his activities in chronological relation to each other...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 19, 2012 | Vincentian Family
In “Drink Deeply My Daughter” Amanda Kern concludes a reflection on Vincent and Peace with  “Vincent teaches us that peace is not words. You won’t find eloquent or flowery words from Vincent about peace. You will, however, find action, which as...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 7, 2012 | Vincentian Family
WWVD? We actually know the answer… thanks to a wonderful study done by David Carmona, CM (Spain) Â After pointing out the similarities between Vincent’s times and ours he presents excerpts from Vincent that show us what he actually did. Â At the end of the...
