by John Freund, CM | May 10, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
A charism is alive and relevant when through time it is accepted and adopted by many people.
by John Freund, CM | Apr 29, 2014 | Pope, Vincentian Family
The Surprising Humor of St. John XXIII – Father James Martin. SJ writes on the US Bishops blog… One night, in the late 1980s, during a retreat as a first-year Jesuit novice, I was poking around the retreat house library when I should have been praying. By...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 20, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Remembering Vincent & Louise. Rekindling the Vincentian Spirit – A Jubilee Celebration of Mission and Love (350th Jubilee Year Celebration of the Miraculous Medal Center – Athens, Greece held in Leontio Lykeio Auditorium, May 9, 2010) Thanks to TIm...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 10, 2011 | Vincentian Family
As I write this it is a Saturday afternoon when many around the world listen to the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. I am not currently listening to the Met but to an online presentation of the opera “Vincent and Louise”. I thank my Austrian confrere...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 5, 2011 | Vincentian Family
It is not a soap opera or a telenovela. There really is a German language opera that is a little known fruit of the 350th anniversary celebrations Prof. Richard Joseph Sigmund wrote an opera depicting scenes from the life of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de...