by John Freund, CM | Sep 18, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Nine days of quotes from and prayers to St. Vincent de Paul. Can be used for meditation by groups or individuals seeking to grow in Vincentian Spirituality. Courtesy of Daughters of Charity of Australia.
by Beth | Sep 15, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Sr. Carol Keehan, DC presented  “A Vincentian Focus on Health Care in the USA” at the Annual Assembly of the Ladies of Charity. Among the major points… A review of Vincent’s concern for the poor and how made their plight visible to those in...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 4, 2012 | Reflections
Fr. Tom McKenna would challenge his students  … “Tell me why you’d ever want to help somebody who was repulsive – whom you didn’t even know.” Put more graphically, “You’re walking down Union Turnpike near the University...
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...