March 25: Establishment of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
In 1809, the Sisters of Charity were founded by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, MD. Four of the Sisters started a mission in Cincinnati in 1829. By 1852, Mother Margaret Farrell George had founded the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. Her story is told in the...
Vincentians of Wherever: Fran Boltz has been Serving for Nearly Two Decades
Walk into Bailo Hall, up a flight of stairs, around the corner, and who will you see? Sitting behind a desk surrounded by pictures of students and numerous awards acknowledging her service will be Fran Boltz, current Learn and Serve director and future IMPACT director...
The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism • Part 6 • Solidarity As A Mindset #famvin400
This is the sixth of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study based upon “The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism in light of the Social Doctrine of the Church” by Sr. María Pilar López. Pope Francis has written, “The word...
Common Prisoners • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
"Our sister serving the galley slaves came to me in tears yesterday because she cannot get any more bread for her poor men, since she owes so much to the baker and bread is so expensive. She borrows and begs for them everywhere with great difficulty. To add to her...
A First-Hand Account of the Diversity of Religious Life
The former chapel in the convent building at Our Lady of the Presentation Church years ago was subdivided into two small rooms, an informal entry/waiting area and an office. Nothing extraordinary about it...except God's work still happens in that space. Whereas the...
How the Proposed USA Budget Violates Catholic Principles
This post began as a “top 5 shockingly immoral aspects of President Trump’s budget proposal.” The problem is that virtually the entire budget is shockingly immoral and unjust. Instead, I want to highlight 5 touchstones of Catholic Social Teaching on justice. I will...
Going To Where The Need Is @SJUMission #IamVincent
As a freshman, Andrea Lozano ’20CPS is still new to college life. But she is already rethinking the future, thanks to a five-day service trip she took during spring break through St. John’s University. “It was very inspiring,” said Andrea, a criminal justice major at...
Go To Folleville • A Video From Fr. Tomaz Mavrič
In this third series of three videos, Fr. Tomaz Mavrič, C.M. invites us to continue deepening in the meaning of the Vincentian charism, of which we celebrate its 400th anniversary during this year 2017. Let us recall that two series have already been published: In the...
A Vincentian View: Windows on St. Joseph
A Vincentian View: Windows on St. Joseph On many occasions, I have mused on the beautiful stained glass windows in our St. Thomas More Church on the Queens’ campus of St. John’s University. Sometimes, I will go to the Church to pray, and my attention gets drawn to a...
Systemic Change: India Workshops
The Vincentian Family in India celebrated its 11th annual meeting of the major superiors of the Family on March 11 and 12 at the Niveditha Center for Faith and Fellowship in Kerala. The first day was dedicated to...