by John Freund, CM | Apr 21, 2014 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
Almost 400 years ago (1617) St. Vincent de Paul pioneered  in facilitating and organizing women for ministry. That the International Association of Charities or AIC (1617)  has more than 250,000 “volunteers” 52 countries is a tribute not only to his vision...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 7, 2014 | Formation, Vincentian Family
Pope Francis has  said “”Women are asking deep questions that must be addressed. The church cannot be herself without the woman and her role. The woman is essential for the church. Mary, a woman, is more important than the bishops.” For this...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 14, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink examines the rates of financial insecurity among American women and the children who depend on them, investigate the impact of it on our nation’s institutions and economic future, and promote modern solutions to help women...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 21, 2013 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Reflections, Vincentian Family
So often women seem instinctively to know exactly what is the next thing to do. “The women of the parish rushed to the aid of the family”. Almost 400 years ago on August 22, 1617 Vincent too did “the next thing”. Without realizing it he set in...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 14, 2013 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
The following presentation on Saint Louise as a spiritual woman has been taken form a freshly translated  article of the same title. It focuses on the following four aspects of her spirituality: a woman inspired by the Spirit a woman of prayer and a woman who...
