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Film Documentary on Pedro Opeka, CM
by .famvin | May 23, 2020 | Congregation of the Mission, News | 0 Comments
A very skilled film-maker has submitted a documentary on Pedro Opeka’s work in Madagascar.
Bishop Andrew E. Bellisario, CM Named New Metropolitan Archbishop of Anchorage-Juneau
Visit to the United Nation in Geneva
by Sr. Franca Edet, DC | May 21, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 4 Comments
Sister Franca Edet, DC, who is a member of the Daughters of Charity United Nations Advisory Group, had the opportunity to visit the Daughters of Charity in Geneva and to visit the UN there.
May Our Hope Be More Contagious than the Coronavirus!
by Vincentian Family Office | May 18, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
At this time of great need and social distancing, many people extend their hands to provide necessary relief to those people who are suffering and in pain.
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Our path ahead
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | Jul 25, 2021 | News
Frederic Ozanam once said that “Charity must never look to the past, but always to the future, because the number of its past works is still very small and the present and future miseries that it must alleviate are infinite.”
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Visit from Bishop Lagho in Kenya
by Spalding Hurst | Jul 24, 2021 | News
Bishop Willybard Kitogho Lagho of Malindi Diocese paid his first visit to the residence of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth on July 03, 2021.
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2021 LCUSA National Assembly
by .famvin | Jul 24, 2021 | News
Register now for the Ladies of Charity USA Virtual Assembly (via Zoom).
#IamVincent: SSVP London
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 10, 2016 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Who is SSVP London? Probably not too different from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in any location around the globe. SSVP London is dedicated to serving the immediate needs of the poor in the London community. In 2015, we were able to provide over 7000 adults and...
Step it Up for Gender Equality — U.N. Initiative
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 10, 2016 | Formation, Justice and Peace, News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
AIC's Natalie Monteza was Facebooking up a storm on International Women's Day (March 8). Guillermo Campuzano, C.M. -- the C.M. representative at the United Nations -- wrote me about this, too. Here's a good summary of what the U.N. is up to. Senior United Nations...
Down the Tubes. #IamVincent #WeAretheChurch
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 9, 2016 | Church, Formation, Reflections
Down the tubes. Down the drain. Commentaries by many say that is the future of the Church. But Vincentians know better. Vincentians are the Church. And the Church is growing and healthy. In an article on HuffPost filled with both hope and desperation, Kevin Wright and...
The Tweetable Pope
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 8, 2016 | News, Pope, Social, Social Media
Tweetable. It means that the things you say can capture the imagination in 140 characters or less! Certainly, Pope Francis qualifies. MillenialJournal, which characterizes itself as "young Catholics -- ancient faith -- new century," has published an interview with...
Mount St. Joseph University names new president
by Elizabeth Astridge | Mar 5, 2016 | News
On Tuesday, March 15, Dr. H. James Williams will assume the role of the seventh president of Mount St. Joseph University. Williams said Mount St. Joseph’s mission, vision and values attracted Williams and resonated with him when he visited the campus. Williams is...
Invitation to a mini-retreat with the Pope
by John Freund, CM | Mar 5, 2016 | Church, Formation, Reflections
Ten questions for the Vincentian Family...and for the Pope and his Curia. I recently saw notice that Pope Francis and members of the Roman Curia will spend March 6 through March 10 at the Casa Divin Maestro in Ariccia, Italy. But what really struck me was the set of...
In Support of our Muslim Brothers and Sisters
by Elizabeth Astridge | Mar 4, 2016 | News
The following is a statement from the Vincentian Family Social Justice Representatives of North America for education and formation of members: Vincentian Family Social Justice Representatives’ Statement in Support of Our Muslim Brothers and Sisters The Vincentian...
Vincentians in Action #IamVincent @DePaul
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 3, 2016 | News
Vincentians in Action at DePaul University held a successful night of reflection as students and community partners came together to perform and share their passion for social justice and service through art, dance, song, spoken word, poetry and other forms of...
In 2017 we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the birth of the Vincentian charism
by Javier F. Chento | Mar 3, 2016 | Announcements, News, Vincentian Family
2017 marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of the Vincentian charism. On January 25, 1617, what we call "the first sermon of the Mission," took place by St. Vincent de Paul in Folleville: "the confession of a dying peasant, in Gannes, who publicly proclaimed his...