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“I, Frederic” – New Book on Frederic Ozanam

I chose to write an “autobiography” of a man who never wrote an autobiography. 187 years after his death, I did this because I have such admiration for him.

Confraternity of Vincentian Indigenous

We announce the formation of the Vincentian Indigenous Confraternity as a space to share and support each other in the experience of the charism among indigenous peoples.

The Road Ahead: COVID-19 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

We have a window of opportunity to re-imagine our world to find transformative pathways; for we cannot go back to business as usual.

Vinflix: A new communication tool in the Vincentian Family

vinflix.net is born today as a new website of the Vincentian Family that is intended to facilitate sharing videos (both short and feature-length) that  creatively explore the Vincentian call to globalize charity. In continuity with what was experienced during the...
National Migration Week

National Migration Week

Creating a world where immigrants, refugees, migrants, and people on the move are treated with dignity, respect, welcome and belonging.

Centro Corazon de Maria Job Opening

Centro Corazon de Maria Job Opening

Centro Corazon de Maria (Heart of Mary Center), a small non-profit Catholic agency,  seeks a full-time bi-lingual Social Worker (English/Spanish) to join its work of service to the Latino Community in Hampton Bay, NY and its environs (Hampton Bays is located 90 miles...

Picnic with the poor 2016

Picnic with the poor 2016

Reading the Word of God, a sermon in the open air, dancing in the almost summer rain, drawing pictures in teams, talks and tasty food – all of this is called the "Picnic with the homeless." For the third year in a row the Marian Sisters of the Miraculous Medal, the...

The Princess Project #IamVincent

The Princess Project #IamVincent

Wouldn’t it be great if we …” has been the beginning to countless programs in the 200-year history of the Sisters of Charity of New York, programs that have responded to needs both big and small. As our mission continues to grow through our sponsored works, we witness...

Make impossible things happen

Make impossible things happen

Can you make impossible things happen? I had never heard of “massaging life into a wooden leg.” In  Central and Eastern Europe it means making the impossible possible. Mark McGreevy, CEO of Depaul International then explains that “What I want to talk to you about this...

Pilgrimage to the tomb of Blessed Marta Wiecka

Pilgrimage to the tomb of Blessed Marta Wiecka

Marta Wiecka was a Sister from the Congregation of the Daughters of Charity, who sacrificed her life out of love for her neighbors. She is buried at a Sniatyn cemetery, not far from the chapel of St. John of Nepomuk, whom she venerated. The faithful used to come and...