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...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 3, 2011 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Spanish website Somos is making available in English a series of insightful articles, the first of which is “An approach to a critical reading of the founders writings.” 1. Knowing the Founders through their writings The first step to a critical...