by John Freund, CM | Feb 14, 2014 | Formation
Vincentians as mystics??? Â For many followers of Vincent and Louise putting together Vincentian and mystic seems very strange. The followers of Vincent and Louise take a bit of holy pride in being practical, down to earth people. We are hands on people or in the...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 7, 2014 | Daughters of Charity
Each day the Daughters of Charity Province of St. Louise post thoughts taken from the writings of Vincent and Louise which they use as inspiration for prayer. Here is a recent sample… FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2014 “I never weary of praying to our good God for you, so...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
FamVin is happy to present this translation into English of an article on martyrdom  by  Corpus Juan Delgado, CM. It looks at the concept of martyrdom as it appears in the writings of Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac. The concept is examined from the...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 17, 2014 | Vincentian Family
What is the best way to study about Vincent? Although Vincent himself did not write books  we do have about 4,000 letters and a a host of bibliographies. This edition of Saturday Study Hall offers Thomas Davitt, CM  perspectives on Vincent’s writing and  the...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 19, 2013 | Systemic change, Vincentian Family
“Tis the season to give… Â games!” St. VIncent is quoted as saying we ” should mix the useful and the agreeable.” VinFormation offers just that – games that provide an opportunity to test knowledge and skills while gently educating...
