News
Interview with Marieke van de Ven, from the Vincent de Paul Center in The Nederlands
Vincent de Paul Center Netherland was born in Nijmegen, a medium-sized university town close to the border with Germany.
April 23: 189th Anniversary of the Founding of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
France, April 23rd, 1833. A group of young university students, faced with social inequalities and injustices, decided to take action in the hope of changing the world.
Health: Leaving No One Behind
As the COVID-19 pandemic and other world events continue to ensue, we as Vincentians must keep asking “What can be done.”
Installation of Solar Panels at the Sisters of St. Martha in Nova Scotia
Aaron Beswick of The Chronicle Herald reports on the increasing number of homes and businesses in Nova Scotia who are using solar panels including the Sisters of St. Martha: In 2008, the Sisters of St. Martha were looking to continue a long tradition of acting on...
Seton Arts Service Corps @SetonHill
Seton Hill University art and music students make a difference by bringing the power of the arts to underserved youth in Pittsburgh. The Seton Arts Service Corps is a cooperative program of the Sisters of Charity and Seton Hill University to use the power of the arts...
Commission on the Status of Women 62
“Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.” Kofi Annan. Monday the 12th of March 2018, marks the beginning of the sixty-second...
Multi-camera Live Streaming for Facebook and More
I had the pleasure of being with Brazilian Vincentian (SSVP) Thiago Tibúrcio the other day. Thiago is the editor of famvin on Portuguese and a professional journalist. He introduced me to Open Broadcaster Software (the OBS project) -- an open source free software...
Ladies of Charity USA Job Opportunity: Mission Market Manager
Mission Market Manager: Marketing and Customer Relations Job Brief: Ladies of Charity USA is seeking a professional with good organizational skills and sales experience, to create and promote the LCUSA Mission Market. This new venture for the Ladies of Charity is an...
Vincentian Spirituality and Systemic Change
Vincentian Spirituality is a spirituality that emerges from the contact with the poor. The two events of Folleville and Chatillon marked the life of Saint Vincent de Paul. These two episodes lead him from the beginning in the elaboration of his itinerary of faith: an...
Meet Me at the Mission @DePaulU
Meet Me at the Mission: Vincentian Heritage Initiative is an invitation for you to explore what it means to be a Vincentian leader!
“What I Hope My First Arrest Means”
Last Friday, we posted an article from the Catholic News Agency that talked about a Catholic-Led DACA protest that resulted in the arrest of Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Sr. Tracy Kemme. Below is an excerpt from her reflection in Global Sisters Report on her arrest...
The Colors of Charity: Iconography of Saint Vincent In Italian Art (17th to the 20th Century)
The beauty of art: a way to tell the story of the Vincentian charism The story of our Vincentian charism (which last year was celebrated in a very significant manner since it marked the 400th anniversary of its origin) can be told not only through conferences and...