by john freund | Oct 12, 2017 | Formation, Vincentian Family
The Eastern Province of the Congregation of the Mission is happy to share with you Fr. Michael Callaghan’s images from Rome. He is traveling as part of the group led by Fr. Sy Peterka, CM, Pastor of St. Vincent’s Parish in Germantown, PA. The tour is being facilitated...
by john freund | Oct 9, 2017 | Formation, News
Father Robert Maloney, former Superior General, offers thoughts on the worldview of Vincentians based on the life and teaching of St. Vincent de Paul. The challenge of the poor and of deep human misery stands before the global community. What can we do to help meet... by john freund | Oct 4, 2017 | Formation
Jubilee Year on the Occasion of the 400th Anniversary of the Origin of the Vincentian Charism Rolando Gutiérrez, CM Vice-Province of Costa Rica invites us to reflect on being in the arms of Providence. [1] A time to understand Reflection: September 2017 In the Arms of... by john freund | Sep 12, 2017 | Formation
Tis the season of… Vincentian martyrs. What can you and I learn from Vincentian martyrs? A season of Vincentian martyrs In a two week period, the Congregation of the Mission celebrates 3 memorials of Vincentian Martyrs. August 30 marks the martyrdom Bl. Ghebre Michael... by john freund | Sep 4, 2017 | Formation, News
US Bishop’s Annual Labor Day statement Among the many insightful things contained this year’s powerful Labor Day statement, the following passages caught my interest as echoes of Ozanam. “Unions must retain and recover their prophetic voice, which... by john freund | Sep 2, 2017 | Formation, News
Vincentian Martyrs of the French Revolution The first thing I want to say is that in the CM supplement for the breviary, under the date 2 September, there are some errors in the introductory material on Jean-Henri Gruyer and Louis-Joseph François, in the Latin,...