Formation
A Vincentian Minute: Vincentians and Catholic Social Teaching 4
Fr. Rooney reflects on the principle of participation in Catholic Social Teaching, as described by former Vincentian Superior General Robert P. Maloney, C.M.
February 7: Blessed Rosalie Rendu, D.C.
During the early 19th Century, the inhabitants of the Mouffetard district of Paris experienced physical, social,...
Towards the Fifth Centenary of the Congregation of the Mission
Let us try to understand and appreciate the desires of St. Vincent de Paul regarding his “Little Company.”
July 19: Vows of Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s
This Tuesday, July 19, marks the day in 1813 when vows were pronounced for the first time by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and 17 other Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph's, who adapted the vow formula of the Daughters of Charity. Learn more about the history of the Sisters...
Anyone Listening?
A Vincentian Reflection on Listening and Systemic Change Someone actively engaged in ministry told me recently that he ran into a person from his former place of service, who thanked him profusely for helping her with a problem years ago. The minister was...
GO To Where The Need Is
Do I actively seek and welcome all to the table?
Something we can all agree on about elections
Tuesdays as a day of prayer and fasting for elections USA
July 16, 1894: First Sisters of St. Martha Arrived in Antigonish
July 16 marks the day when a group of women responded to a call from Bishop John Cameron of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, in 1894. They were to be part of an auxiliary congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Halifax.
Skill and Empowerment Training in Nepal
Twenty-four women in Surkhet, Nepal recently completed a six-month skill and empowerment training which began in January 2016. This class brings the overall total to 711 women over 31 classes who have competed the training. Ninety-five percent of these women have...
Interview with Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, held in 2013
In the magazine Vincentiana, No. 4 of 2013, appeared an interview with Fr. Tomaz Mavric, CM, then Visitor of the Vice-Province of Saints Cyril and Methodius, who has been elected Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission last week. For those who are...
A Mystic? #IamVincent
The newly elected Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, is fond of the image of St. Vincent de Paul as a mystic of charity. A regular contributor to famvin.org, Fr. Thomas McKenna, C.M., has written, Authors write about Vincent’s...
Homily of Fr. Mavrič at the Vincentian Family Mass
Rev. Tomaž Mavrič, C.M. 24th Successor to Saint Vincent de Paul Homily, July 10, 2016 https://youtu.be/cNhozEvQBXA It is with great joy and thankfulness to God that I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all the members of the different branches of the...