DePaul’s library is home to special collections and archives that give direct accounts of those advocating for change in our world.
Formation
Voter Education – Is Encouraging Active Citizenship a Vincentian Mission?
by Dee Mansi | September 13, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 3 Comments
I am advocating voter education to encourage people to consider what is best for them and society as a whole.
Ladies of Charity Advocacy: Election 2020, The Mechanics of Voting – Be Sure Your Vote Is Cast and Counted
by Holly Walter | September 12, 2020 | Formation | 0 Comments
Since this is a Presidential year, your vote is even more important. What are some options we have for voting?
The Pope Video • Respect for the Planet’s resources
by .famvin | September 12, 2020 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Respect for the Planet’s Resources.
September 11: Feast Day of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M.
by Famvin Media Resources | September 11, 2020 | Formation | 1 Comment
A presentation about St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M.
Leaven or Fungus for “Thy Kingdom Come!”?
by John Freund, CM | Aug 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Leaven is “a pervasive influence that modifies something or transforms it for the better.” Fungi are the principal decomposers in ecological systems. When are we leaven … and when are we fungi for the Kingdom?
Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water
by Jim Claffey | Aug 5, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Learning about the SDGs and understanding their significance is an important first step as together, creatively, we search for the most effective ways to advocate for these aspects of social justice.
Connect and Learn: Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Faith
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 23, 2015 | Formation, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
Founded 1867 at Glasnevin in Dublin, Ireland, by Reverend John Gowan, C.M., (1817-1897), and Margaret Aylward (1810-1889), educated in Paris, who first established (1851) the Ladies of Charity in Ireland to deal with poverty from the potato famine. A primary focus was...
All Good Gifts
by John Freund, CM | Nov 22, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
“All Good Gifts” Father Pat Griffin continues his series. Those who know me well will tell you that I am a whistler. I seem to do it all the time and most often unwittingly. Sometimes, someone asks me the name of the tune that I whistle, and I need to stop to play...
A Story that Tells the Teller – McKenna
by John Freund, CM | Nov 21, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Sitting around that collection box in the treasury hall and watching the crowd, what story would I tell?
Ozanam and student revolts
by John Freund, CM | Nov 20, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Ozanam and student revolts
Dare I say I am Vincent?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Nov 18, 2015 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
A LETTER TO MY YOUNG FRIENDS IN THE VINCENTIAN FAMILY Dear friends: Just like you, my life is shaped by Vincent; in a real sense, however small, I am Vincent. So are you. I met some of you for the first time at the USA/Canada Vincentian Family Gathering. Some of you...
The king and his kingdom are out of this world
by Ross Dizon | Nov 17, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Thirty Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (B), November 22, 2015 – Dan 7, 13-14; Rev 1, 5-8; Jn 18, 33b-37 He has made us into a kingdom (Rev 1, 6) Christ is King because he serves and gives his life for all in a perfect and...
Leavings – A reflection by Ellen Dauwer SC
by John Freund, CM | Nov 17, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Leavings, a moving reflection by Ellen Dauwer in Global Sisters Report Series at the NCR This time of year, between fall and winter, is one of letting go. As the Earth embraces the falling leaves and begins the decaying process to form fertile soil for spring, we too...
Who Has Seen the Wind? – Going Deeper into Our Lord
by Lynn L'Heureux | Nov 16, 2015 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday November 17, 2015 Who Has Seen the Wind? - Going Deeper into Our Lord - Hear God’s Voice - Christ made us Holy Vincentian Family always pray and visit Famvin for prayer, knowledge and sharing. Pray always. Beloved Lord:...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity Federation (N.A.)
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 16, 2015 | Formation, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
The Federation of the Sisters of Charity of North America is comprised of 12 women religious congregations, representing more than 4,000 members, who recognize their particular character and spirit in the charism of the tradition of Charity founded by St. Vincent de...