Aidan R. Rooney, C.M.
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#IamVincent: Learning to Serve
Learning to serve is the motto of VinFormation! Double-click the video to watch in full screen... https://youtu.be/ga2l-BX3Xl8 “Learning to Serve”, also known as “VinFormation” is... Learning to serve those living in poverty Changing our ways of thinking about how we...
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The Vincentian Family Collaboration at the United Nations and Genève
Collaboration at the United Nations by the Vincentian Family has been long in the making. Over the past 20 years, there has been a meaningful transformation in the way we understand our Charism. During this period, two core elements have become integral in our...
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#IamVincent: @ St. John’s University
This is the first of a series of "#IamVincent" from St. John's University. It's time that we knew the stories and lives of Vincentians all over the globe.[Ed.] At the heart and center of the Queens campus of St. John’s University stands St. Thomas More Church. This...
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Now on Social: Stories of Our Past
Stories of our past are often windows on our future. It helps to know our roots. Many of the Vincentian Family branches dedicate time and energy curating their archives. The Daughters of Charity of the Province of St. Louise(USA) want to make their resources...
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A World of Merciful Vincentians
[Jan. 25, 2016] As I write to you, I am happy to announce that famvin.org/en has a new editor! Working now along side Fr. John Freund, Elizabeth Astridge -- a Vincentian Lay Missionary of the United States -- will be helping to shape the future of .famvin. She will be...
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Vincentians of Wherever: The Family of Chicago
The Vincentian Family of Chicago is one of many groups that are present in cities and towns, large and small. No small city, the Vincentian Family of Chicago (USA) is very active. Vincentian Family of Chicago is a spiritual community based on the charism of St....
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Now on Social: Advancing Mission
Many institutions in the Vincentian and Setonian Families help foster their missions by using social media. At St. John's University, with a clearly defined Vincentian mission, social media teams provide information that can feed the hearts and minds of students,...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception
Urgent needs of Irish orphans and immigrants led to the founding of this Canadian community in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1854. Bishop Thomas Louis Connolly, OFM Cap. went to the New York novitiate of the Sisters of Charity to call for women to found the new...
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Vincentians of Wherever: Rebecca Bowman
A young Vincentian and young missionary, Rebecca Bowman, a 2015 Bethlehem High School graduate from Lebanon, Kentucky (USA), recently volunteered her time with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth to work at a house for girls who were at risk for being victims of human...
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VFG2016: Vincentian Family Executive Committee Meets
The Vincentian Family Executive Committee (VFEC) met at the Casa Maria Immacolata in Rome, Italy on January 22, 2016. After the Welcome Remarks of the Superior General, Fr. Gregory Gay, CM, the meeting started with Fr. Joe Agostino, CM, Vincentian Family Office (VFO)...