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Welcome to All Things Vincentian, a research portal bringing together digital Vincentian source material, journal articles, image collections, archives, exhibits and online conversation. FOUNDERS & FIGURES - View collected works by and about the leading figures of Vincentian heritage. St. Vincent de Paul St. Louise de Marillac St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton VINCENTIAN ORGANIZATIONS Histories and documents of [...]

The CEO of Canada’s Salt + Light Catholic Media, Fr. Rosica’s address at De Paul University, Chicago during World Catholicism Week 2012 was entitled Making TIme for God. ” Look to the lives of the saints and blesseds who made room for God, who loved Christ and imitated him, and who allowed us to glimpse moments of heaven [...]

The dePaul Heritage Archives present the Collected Writings of Elizabeth Ann Seton. It is hoped that these volumes which can be downloaded will mark the beginning of a new and fruitful phase of exploration into the life of Elizabeth Bayley Seton, wife, mother, widow, convert, educator, founder, and saint. Collected Writings: Volume 1 Collected Writings: Volume 2 [...]

  Can you  design a replicable model of a social business that creates at least ten jobs for individuals living in poverty? That is the challenge! On September 23, 2011, Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was honored with the St. Vincent de Paul Award by DePaul University in recognition of his leadership in the development and implementation [...]

Catholic Theological Union and DePaul University have announced an alliance that will strengthen two already good Catholic Institutions, without detriment to either and to the benefit of students at staff at both institutions.   For more information on this alliance, watch the 32:24 min video clip above, or go to the YouTube link and read the text summary provided. According to [...]

DePaul University students have the unique opportunity to learn about St. Vincent de Paul while in Paris and surrounding area March 16-25, 2012. Highlights include: • In Paris—Vincentian Motherhouse, Old SaintLazare, Ste. Marguerite and Les Invalides plus time to visit major Paris landmarks • Excursions from Paris to the palaces atFontainebleau and Versailles and Vincentian sites in [...]

The Rev. Patrick McDevitt, C.M., associate professor in DePaul University’s College of Education, has been named the first American president of All Hallows College in Dublin, Ireland.  He started his new position in fall 2011. “I’m excited about the opportunity for several reasons,” said McDevitt, who taught in the graduate human services and counseling program [...]

Welcome to  the dePaulWYD blog sharing our time at the Vincentian Youth Gathering prior to World Youth Day. I’m Fr. Dennis Holtschneider from DePaul University, wearing the dark blue shirt, third-from-the-right in the front row. (click image to enlarge or the dePaul blog link) Fr. Chris Robinson (far right, light blue shirt) and Rob Gilmore (far [...]

De Paul University released a very effective YouTube video “Zafèn: An Online Microloan Program for Haitian Entrepreneurs” featuring among others the General Consul of Haiti, a representative of the Haitian Diaspora Liason and the President of DePaul along with clips that effectively tell the story of Zafen.

The DePaul University Office of Mission and Values launched an interview podcast that focuses on the Vincentian mission. This is a monthly podcast that ranges from 40minutes to about an hour long. Related FAMVIN Posts:“All things Vincentian” dePaul University“Saints and blesseds are the Facebook of the Church”Online access to writings of Elizabeth SetondePaul University accepts [...]