by Vincentian Family Office | Apr 25, 2016 | Formation, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
The Vincentian Family 10th Annual Meeting was held in St Vincent’s Retreat Center, Gopalpur on Sea, on 12th and 13th of March, 2016. There were 43 participants from 9 branches of the Vincentian Family. Bishop Emeritus Thomas Thiruthali, C.M., and Bishop Simon...
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 24, 2016 | Formation
April 28 is the feast day of St. Gianna Beretta Molla (1922-1962), a doctor, wife, and mother who chose to continue with her fourth pregnancy, despite knowing that having this child could result in her own death. She is part of the Vincentian Family because in her younger years she served among the elderly and needy as a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
by Michael Whalen, CM | Apr 24, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Forgive Us Our Debts As We Forgive Our Debtors: Mercy and Justice in the Political and Economic Sphere – Part I We begin with a dream (or perhaps more accurately a fantasy). What, if in the days following what we now refer to as 9.11, people’s minds and hearts turned...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 24, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Celebrity activism sometimes gets a bad rap. Many of us who are aficionados of contemporary music are, in our own ways, mourning the death of the artist called “Prince.” Most people know him because of his outlandish sartorial style, his gender-stretching...
by Elizabeth Astridge | Apr 23, 2016 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
On June 5, 2016 the International Confederation of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul will elect a new General President for a six-year term. The two candidates for the position are Renato Lima de Oliveira and Maria Geralda (Ada) Ferreira. Included in their December...