Theme: Revitalizing our identity at the beginning of the 5th century of the Congregation of the Mission. During the...
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St. Vincent’s Founding Signature: Celebrating 399 Years of the Congregation of the Mission
by .famvin | April 21, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, News | 0 Comments
On April 17, 2024, we, the Congregation of the Mission, celebrated 399 years of uninterrupted commitment and unconditional love for our neighbour, especially for those most in need.
The history of the Congregation of the Mission began on April 17, 399 years ago
by Felipe Andrés Rojas, CM | April 17, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, News | 1 Comment
The Congregation of the Mission, from a humble beginning in the de Gondi house, would expand to touch countless lives.
Vincentian seminarians in Tanzania ‘making room for God’ despite lack of space
by Francesca Merlo | April 4, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, News | 0 Comments
The seminarians in Morogoro, Tanzania, make use of what they have to complete their journey of faith, as they follow in the footsteps of St. Vincent de Paul with compassion and generosity.
Living Lent in the “School of the Poor”
by Girolamo Grammatico | March 3, 2024 | Congregation of the Mission, Reflections | 0 Comments
“Vincentian Lent” invites us to an inner journey of questions and reflections, placing humility and the preferential option for the poor at the center.
Opening Mass of the General Assembly 2022 of the Congregation of the Mission
by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 22, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, News
On June 27, the XLIII General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission will be held in Rome.
“Renewal of Vincentian Spirituality” Part 1
by Famvin Media Resources | Jun 19, 2022 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation
The XLIII General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission will take place from 27 June to 15 July 2022. The theme...
January 25: Foundation of the Congregation of the Mission
by John Freund, CM | Jan 24, 2016 | Congregation of the Mission
On January 25 we celebrate the Foundation of the Congregation of the Mission. In celebration of the anniversary of the founding of the Congregation of the Mission, we present a new SlideShare presentation based on an essay by Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M. on Saint Vincent...
Fr. McCullen – Biography and his personal epilogue
by John Freund, CM | Dec 24, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, News
Father McCullen was born in 1926 in Drogheda, Ireland. He entered the Congregation in 1945 after studying at St. Patrick’s College, Armagh, Northern Ireland. Prior to that he had studied at the National Seminary in Maynooth. In 1948, he earned (with honors) a...
+ Fr. Richard McCullen, CM
by John Freund, CM | Dec 24, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, News
We just received word that former Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission Richard McCullen, CM died peacefully in his sleep. From the Curia of the Congregation... "Father McCullen passed away very peacefully at 6 a.m. this morning. The Visitor had called...
Vincentian Convictions and Gestures with regard to Mercy
by John Freund, CM | Dec 19, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation, Reflections
Vincentian Convictions and Gestures with regard to Mercy By: Father José Antonio González P. CM Pope Francis, with the publication of the Bull, Misericordiae Vultus, has called us to live the Jubilee of Mercy. The Pope tells us that the jubilee is a special...
Austria officially honors Vincentian priest
by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, News, Vincentian Family
Austria honors Wolfgang Pucher CM with its Silver Medal for meritorious service to the Republic of Austria through the 38 "VinziWerke" or innovative "VinProjects" he has inaugurated. The breadth of these projects is staggering. Among them VinziDorf, a long-term hostel...
Dangers faced by Vincentians and Daughters of Charity in Rwanda and Burundi
by John Freund, CM | Nov 11, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, News
Fr. Néstor Gómez, cm, Regional Superior reports about dangers faced by Vincentians and Daughters of Charity in Rwanda and Burundi. The situation is alarming and calls for fervent prayer. November 10, 2015 Confreres Greetings to all from the Region of RWANDA-BURUNDI...
Laudato Si’ invoked by CM Bishop
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 13, 2015 | Church, Congregation of the Mission, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Bishop Benjamin Romarosa, C.M., of Madagascar speaks of caring for our common home and Laudato Si' in a strongly worded letter to his own government. Madagascar, one of the planet’s poorest countries, has become a new Eldorado of the large international mining...
The CLAPVI Itinerant Mission
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 23, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
Collaborating now with the mission of the Daughters of Charity in Beni, Bolivia are four Vincentian priest-missionaries. Sr. Geralda McCluskey, D.C., originally from the USA and now stationed in the mission, coordinates the missionaries as they serve the “priest-less”...
Rachel Maddow, Sr. Mary Peter Diaz, DC and the Koch brothers
by John Freund, CM | Aug 12, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, News
To hear Rachel Maddow tell it, Daughter of Charity Sr. Mary Peter Diaz single-handedly took on the billionaire Koch brothers and publicly defeated the conservative activists who spend millions of dollars supporting their candidates and causes. Diaz, not surprisingly,...