by John Freund, CM | Jan 25, 2010 | Vincentian Family
As we celebrate founding of the Congregation of the Mission let all the followers of Vincent take to heart his words to the Daughters of Charity… “The Company is not now what it once was, nor is it what it will be.” Vincent, as St. Paul before him,...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 10, 2010 | Vincentian Family
The Australian CM website presents a painting of Vincent de Paul, against a background of stars, depicts him with three poor children. It is in the possession of Greg Walsh CM (Australia) and is reproduced courtesy of the St Vincent de Paul Image Archive (John...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 22, 2009 | Vincentian Family
VinFormation has just added the first draft of a feature on the Vincentian Family Tree as described in the historic work of Sr. Betty Ann McNeil, DC. (Please note that this format can easily be adapted to reflect details of your own congregation or organization....
by John Freund, CM | Sep 22, 2009 | Vincentian Family
St. Vincent de Paul was ordained a priest on September 23, 1600. In this year of the priest some might be interested in looking atthe study of St. Vincent’s idea of a priest. This is just one of the resources on the VinFormation pages devoted to Vincent as...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 21, 2009 | Featured, Vincentian Family
“Vincent and Louise pursued with relentless passion a dream they believed in… a dream that was like a fire that consumed them. They dreamt of giving themselves completely to following Christ by evangelizing and serving the poor of their time. …...