by John Freund, CM | Oct 19, 2011 | Vincentian Family
“Can a saint who lived four centuries ago have something to tell us Christians of the 21st century, men and women of post industrial society, of the technological world, of the space era, of the world of computers and the internet/web sites?” Noted...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 17, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Jean Pierre Renouard, CM writes “We cannot separate Vincentian spirituality from the person of Saint Vincent. We should enter first through the door of the spiritual experience of Saint Vincent. This is an absolute prerequisite. But, conscious of the time...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 10, 2011 | Vincentian Family
“Many researchers make the mistake of isolating Saint Vincent from his time.[1] A statue needs a niche. Saint Vincent needs the Church of his time or rather the Church and his time, otherwise understanding him would be impossible. We shall, therefore, consider...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 7, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Jean Pierre Renouard, C.M. situates “Vincent in the political context of his time ” in this paper from the Third Asian Vincentian Institute (Mother House, Paris, September-December 2006) “I will try to write to you of simple things at the risk of...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 4, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Vincent de Paul was not keen about the involvement of the Congregation of the Mission in parishes. His reluctance to accept them, while by no means an absolute refusal, is evident from the earliest days of the Company until the time of his death. In an article...
