Vincentian Family Office
Circular Letter from the President General of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
We are pleased to announce that this year’s Circular Letter, written by the International President General, has been published.
Germán Sánchez: “Those who count for no one are the ones who teach us how to live.”
Germán, Delmy and their two children are a family that has been carrying out their missionary project in Bolivia since 2003. This is their story of mission and help to those “who are left over.”
Presence of the Congregation of the Mission in Sangrelaya (Honduras)
Fr. Joseph Curla, a missionary of the Congregation of the Mission of Slovakian origin, presents in this short video the reality of the area where they are serving the people of God on the northeastern coast of Honduras.
Serve: VMY Croatia: Rijeka, Kistanje and Split
The VMY group in Croatia began in 2011 in Rijeka, in the convent of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul - Zagreb. It was due to evangelical (Vincentian!) witness and collaboration of the VMY group from Slovenia, who came to Rijeka in November 2011 to help us...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary
A congregation founded in 1803 by Canon Triest, who was known as "the St. Vincent de Paul of Belgium ", for he was the founder as well of the Brothers of St. John of God , and the Sisters of the Infant Jesus. When curé of Lovendeghem he laid the foundations of this...
“Standing in the Right Place,” With Vincent
“Standing in the Right Place,” With Vincent Father Tom McKenna, CM preached this homily at the St. Vincent's Day celebration for St Vincent's day homily to the Vincentian Family in New Orleans. In his letter on Consecrated Life this past year, Pope Francis pointed to...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of the Visitation of Mary (Hungary)
The Sisters of the Visitation of Mary (Anunciata) were established in 1883 at Budapest, Hungary, by several Daughters of Charity and Krankenjungfrauen (Nursing Sisters) who were sent to make a foundation and provide health care to the poor by Sister Leopoldine de...
Presenting Visually: Vincentian Family Philippines
So, you've made yourself a powerpoint and you want to share it. The problem is, some people like Windows desktop computers, some people like Macintosh, and some Linux. Some use tablets. Some only use their smartphones. So, you post your powerpoint for download, and...
Connect and Learn: Missionary Catechists of the Miraculous Medal
Archbishop Francis Beckmann, C.M., (1883-1963), was the 3rd archbishop of Panama. He promoted catechetical formation by organizing the First Catechetical Congress and by creating the School of Catechists. He always insisted upon the teaching of catechism as the basis...
Connect and Learn: Brothers CMM
The Congregation of the Brothers CMM was founded in 1844 in Tilburg (The Netherlands). The Founder, Bishop Joannes Zwijsen, was deeply moved by the poverty that he encountered in this quickly growing industrial town and in the countryside around it: children without...
September in the Vincentian Family
The month of September marks many milestones across the Vincentian Family. 8 – Death of Frederic Ozanam – 1853 9 – Feast of Blessed Frederic Ozanam, 9 – Birth of Sr. Rosalie Rendu, DC – 1786 11 – Founding of St. Elizabeth College, [Convent Station] NJ – 1899 14...
Serve: The Family in the Philippines
When the Vincentian Ministry began in the Philippines in 1862, only the Congregation of the Mission (CM) and the Daughters of Charity (DC) were part of St. Vincent de Paul’s “double family” in the country. The Ladies of Charity (LC), Society of St. Vincent de Paul...