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Registration to the Film Festival “Finding Vince 400”
Finding Vince 400 is a free film arts festival where anyone can attend! Come see a personal diverse program of international stories that will change your perspective on poverty. Located at the Centro Mariapoli in Castel Gandolfo, Italy October 18-21. The event is...
“Finding Vince 400” Will Be Streamed on Facebook
Thursday, October 18, starts "Finding Vince 400" (FV400), the International Film Festival and the Competition dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul to illustrate the globalization of charity. The event will take place at Centro Mariapoli in Castel Gandolfo (Rome) until ...
XIV National Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Portugal
On October 5, 2018, the day on which the Portuguese celebrate the establishment of the Republic, the XIV National Encounter of the Vincentian Family took place in the Sanctuary of Fatima. It was a day of communion among all the vincentians of Portugal, who came to...
Artwork of Louis Janmot, friend of Frederic Ozanam
See and appreciate the artwork of Louis Janmot, friend of Frederic Ozanam.
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Doers of the Word: Saints Oscar Romero and Vincent de Paul
On this joyful day, a reflection for all Vincentians on Saint Oscar Romero and St. Vincent de Paul: hearers and doers of the word.
From Bella, home from Kitale
We sure are blessed peoples!! Here is a video from this summers goodness in Kitale!
Four New Murals Under Fullerton ‘L’ Station Explore Key Moments In Depaul History
Murals honoring a DePaul basketball legend, the former Blue Demon football program, the university’s first building in Chicago’s Loop, and the creation of the school’s Black Student Union are the newest works in a multi-year public art project to memorialize key...
Information on the Vincentian Youth Encounter in Panama, January 2019
Just three months before this EJV Panama 2019, we share, together with this message, the program of the meeting, both for those who will participate and for those who can help us to disseminate this information. The registration deadline for our meeting is November...
Sheltering the Homeless in Louisiana
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul shelters women and children who are homeless in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Vincentian Family in Belgium
On Thursday, October 4, 2018, there was a meeting in Brussels of the National Council of the Vincentian Family in Belgium with Fr. Joseph Agostino, C.M. international coordinator of the Vincentian Family Office. Guests at the meeting also included Fr. Emile Ghali,...
Is there a Vincentian Influence on the Youth Synod?
Is there a Vincentian Influence on the Youth Synod? The answer is...No.. and, very definitely, Yes! If by influence you mean is there a member of the Vincentian Family at the Synod in Rome, the answer is I do not know of any. But there are many ways of influencing. In...
A Canadian View: Home Visits to a New Canadian
The home visit is the founding action of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul which Frederic Ozanam and his fellow members began on the advice of Sister Rosalie Rendu who certainly knew how and where these young students could really seek and find Jesus Christ. I’m...
International Day of the Girl Celebrated Today
Girls’ voices are echoing through hallways of UN Headquarters in New York today as the world celebrates “International Day of the Girl.” Girls are networking, advocating, and creatively portraying issues which affect them, as well as recommending solutions to...
SSVP President General Will Be Visiting the City of Oporto (Portugal)
On October 12, 13 and 14, brother Renato Lima de Oliveira, 16th President General of the SSVP, will be on an official visit to the Central Council of Oporto, Portugal. Renato will be accompanied by the national president, sister Alda Couceiro, and the president of the...
The Ministry of Encouragement
The Ministry of Encouragement (Hebrews 12:1) There’s a wonderfully comforting image in the Letter to the Hebrews which has special application to us in Vincent’s Family. The author sets out to build up his struggling fellow believers and does this through a memorable...
Developing a Culture of Mission
This post connects a couple of dots. The first dot is that systemic change flourishes when there is a careful understanding of the situation. The other dot is that that a culture of vocations is really a culture of mission.
Registration to the Film Festival “Finding Vince 400”
Finding Vince 400 is a free film arts festival where anyone can attend! Come see a personal diverse program of international stories that will change your perspective on poverty. Located at the Centro Mariapoli in Castel Gandolfo, Italy October 18-21. The event is...
“Finding Vince 400” Will Be Streamed on Facebook
Thursday, October 18, starts "Finding Vince 400" (FV400), the International Film Festival and the Competition dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul to illustrate the globalization of charity. The event will take place at Centro Mariapoli in Castel Gandolfo (Rome) until ...
XIV National Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Portugal
On October 5, 2018, the day on which the Portuguese celebrate the establishment of the Republic, the XIV National Encounter of the Vincentian Family took place in the Sanctuary of Fatima. It was a day of communion among all the vincentians of Portugal, who came to...
Artwork of Louis Janmot, friend of Frederic Ozanam
See and appreciate the artwork of Louis Janmot, friend of Frederic Ozanam.
Doers of the Word: Saints Oscar Romero and Vincent de Paul
On this joyful day, a reflection for all Vincentians on Saint Oscar Romero and St. Vincent de Paul: hearers and doers of the word.
From Bella, home from Kitale
We sure are blessed peoples!! Here is a video from this summers goodness in Kitale!
Four New Murals Under Fullerton ‘L’ Station Explore Key Moments In Depaul History
Murals honoring a DePaul basketball legend, the former Blue Demon football program, the university’s first building in Chicago’s Loop, and the creation of the school’s Black Student Union are the newest works in a multi-year public art project to memorialize key...
Information on the Vincentian Youth Encounter in Panama, January 2019
Just three months before this EJV Panama 2019, we share, together with this message, the program of the meeting, both for those who will participate and for those who can help us to disseminate this information. The registration deadline for our meeting is November...
Sheltering the Homeless in Louisiana
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul shelters women and children who are homeless in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Vincentian Family in Belgium
On Thursday, October 4, 2018, there was a meeting in Brussels of the National Council of the Vincentian Family in Belgium with Fr. Joseph Agostino, C.M. international coordinator of the Vincentian Family Office. Guests at the meeting also included Fr. Emile Ghali,...
Is there a Vincentian Influence on the Youth Synod?
Is there a Vincentian Influence on the Youth Synod? The answer is...No.. and, very definitely, Yes! If by influence you mean is there a member of the Vincentian Family at the Synod in Rome, the answer is I do not know of any. But there are many ways of influencing. In...
A Canadian View: Home Visits to a New Canadian
The home visit is the founding action of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul which Frederic Ozanam and his fellow members began on the advice of Sister Rosalie Rendu who certainly knew how and where these young students could really seek and find Jesus Christ. I’m...
International Day of the Girl Celebrated Today
Girls’ voices are echoing through hallways of UN Headquarters in New York today as the world celebrates “International Day of the Girl.” Girls are networking, advocating, and creatively portraying issues which affect them, as well as recommending solutions to...
SSVP President General Will Be Visiting the City of Oporto (Portugal)
On October 12, 13 and 14, brother Renato Lima de Oliveira, 16th President General of the SSVP, will be on an official visit to the Central Council of Oporto, Portugal. Renato will be accompanied by the national president, sister Alda Couceiro, and the president of the...
The Ministry of Encouragement
The Ministry of Encouragement (Hebrews 12:1) There’s a wonderfully comforting image in the Letter to the Hebrews which has special application to us in Vincent’s Family. The author sets out to build up his struggling fellow believers and does this through a memorable...
Developing a Culture of Mission
This post connects a couple of dots. The first dot is that systemic change flourishes when there is a careful understanding of the situation. The other dot is that that a culture of vocations is really a culture of mission.
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