by John Freund, CM | Aug 18, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Given St. Vincent’s legendary concern for prisoners I suspect he would be very interested in this US hot button issue today. The issue today … “On August 12 Attorney General Eric Holder announced that federal prosecutors will circumvent federal...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Given all the blood that is being shed today it might be easy to forget that Vincent was not no stranger to bloodshed and war. So it is legitimate to ask “What would Vincent do” (WWVD) or better yet, “What did Vincent do?” We are blessed with...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 9, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Provincial Treasurers of the Congregation of the Mission gathered to hear Fr. Gregory Gay offer his thoughts on “Vincent as the first Provincial Treasurer (Econome)”. It does not require much imagination to transpose his thoughts to those who have...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 1, 2013 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Have you ever wondered about the impact his rural roots had on Vincent’s spirituality… and by extension those who walk in his way? Antonino Orcajo, CM has and he has collected his reflections in an article translated for famvin .org “Rural Roots of...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 13, 2013 | Systemic change
In his presentation on systemic change during day 12 of the meeting of the Provincials of the Congregation of the Mission Fr. Robert Maloney presented hints of systemic change from his reading of the words and actions of Vincent. He begins with a treatment of the...
