Vincentian Family

XV National Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Brazil Begins

by Thiago Tibúrcio | June 21, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments

Systemic Change, Collaborative Action, Projects for the Homeless and the Vocational Culture are some of the topics being discussed in the National Meeting.

Navigating the Realities of the Business World

by John Freund, CM | June 21, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment

Many ministries face a challenge navigating the realities of the business world, often described as “the real world.” Vincent knew those challenges well… and was a genius in facing these challenges.

Vincentian Family at the United Nations – Grass-Roots Survey

by Edmund Keane, SSVP | June 20, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments

As part of The Grass-Roots Committee, we are assessing how grassroots people view inequalities in their particular country or area.

Homelessness: “You’ve Got to Live it to Know it”

by Margaret O'Dwyer | June 13, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments

The Vincentian Family Homeless Alliance (VFHA) recently met in New York with NGO representatives, UN agencies, member states, and others, to brainstorm about February’s Commission on Social Development. The theme of the 2020 Commission will be “Affordable...

Corona Virus Impacts UN’s Commission on Status of Women

by Margaret O'Dwyer | Mar 12, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

Due to uncertainties posed by the Corona Virus, the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women was scaled back to one day from nearly two weeks, with all NGO-related events cancelled.

Pope Meets With Catholic NGO Representatives In Rome

by Catherine Prendergast | Mar 5, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

Catholic nongovernmental organization representatives met with Pope Francis, December 7, during the IV World Forum of Catholic-inspired NGOs in Rome.

Vincentian Prayer Images: Actions Speak Louder than Words!

by John Freund, CM | Mar 3, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family

Actions speak louder than words!

” We trivialize our charism…” – Prophetic words – Sr. Gertrude Foley SC

by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 25, 2015 | Formation, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration

" We trivialize our founders and our charism, if ..." - Prophetic words - Sr. Gertrude Foley SC It was almost 20 years ago at one of the first major gatherings of the Vincentian Family in the US that Sr. Gertrude Foley, SC offered the reflections below. As we begin...

SVDP and US Bishops join in plea to transform immigration

by John Freund, CM | Jun 24, 2015 | News, Vincentian Family

SVDP and US Bishops join in plea to transform immigration, See the following letter from Sheila Gilbert, President of the National Council of the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Dear Vincentians, Last year, the Border Patrol apprehended more than 68,000 immigrant...

Federation of Sisters of Charity of Strasbourg

by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 22, 2015 | Formation, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration

After the Second Vatican Council, in 1971 ten German and Austrian communities descended from the Strasbourg foundation became a federation. In 1994 the member communities of the Vincentian Federation (Germany) became affiliated to the large family of Vincent de Paul...

Vincentian Family: Red Educativa Vicentina

by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 18, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, News, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration

There's a new member of the Vincentian Family! When the Company of the Daughters of Charity decided, in 2013, to reconfigure as one Province what were originally four provinces in five countries of South America -- Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay --...

Collaborate From Anywhere

by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 18, 2015 | Formation, Social, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration

Collaboration begins with getting to know the Family. Social media can get it done.

Connect and Learn: Vincentian Congregation – India

by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 15, 2015 | Formation, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration

The Vincentian Congregation is a clerical society in the Syro-Malabar Church with its Generalate at Edappally in the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly. It comes under the category of the Societies of Common Life according to the manner of religious. It is of...