Ozone Layer Day occurs just a week before UN Secretary-General António Guterres hosts the 2019 Climate Action Summit on 23 September in New York.
Vincentian Family
Adding Your Chapter To the Bibliographies of Our Founders
by John Freund, CM | September 21, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
Do we appreciate how each one of us is a version of the original story of Vincent and Louise following Christ the Evangelizer of the Poor?
UN Calls For Observing Un Peace Day By Respecting, Promoting Human Rights
by Margaret O'Dwyer | September 20, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
Vincentian Role Models for a Systemic Change Approach
by John Freund, CM | September 19, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
We have been asked to devote some energy and study to knowing more about our heritage and role models. As I reflected on this it occurred to me that this might be an occasion to informally reflect on our heritage as agents of systemic change.
VFCAP and SC Seminar in Indonesia, Day 3
by Ana Maria P. Escaño | September 17, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Interview with Brother René Stockman, Superior General of the Brothers of Charity
by Elena Grazini | Aug 21, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family
We continue with the series of interviews in order to get to know the protagonists, on this occasion Brother René Stockman, Superior General of the Brothers of Charity.
Fifth Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Central America
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 19, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family
From June 7 to 9, 2019, we had the Fifth Meeting of the Vincentian Family of Central America.
Vincentian Family Haiti Commission meets in Phildelphia
by John Freund, CM | Nov 19, 2014 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
The Commission of the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative met at St. Vincent’s Seminary in Philadelphia earlier this month as they closed the fiscal year and marked the end of its first three- year strategic plan.
How do young adults fit in the larger Vincentian Family?
by John Freund, CM | Nov 19, 2014 | Vincentian Family
In 2013, DePaul’s Office of Mission & Values (OMV) commissioned a CARA study of “Unaffiliated Lay Vincentians.” Dr. Scott Kelley, assistant vice president for Vincentian Scholarship for OMV, shares the survey’s results & what they mean for the larger Vincentian Family.
The Death of America’s oldest hospital
by John Freund, CM | Nov 18, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Death of America’s oldest hospital. Founded as a hospital for the poor, Charity Hospital technically opened their doors in 1736 and was built on the goodwill of a dying French merchant. It was run by the Daughters of Charity and served the city of New Orleans for close to 300 years. Now there is an award winning documentary/
DePaul University – Chinese leadership initiative
by John Freund, CM | Nov 17, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Hugh O’Donnell, C.M. describes the Chinese Leadership Initiative that DePaul University has hosted for three years. It has welcomed thirty priests and twenty-five sisters from China to a month-long workshop on leadership.
Brother Mark Elder CM makes an art of spirituality
by John Freund, CM | Nov 16, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Brother Mark Elder CM makes an art of spirituality He is the creator of some of the most striking murals in the United States and elsewhere, uses art in his quest to help the poor and disenfranchised.
“The Hail Mary: Prayer of Angels, Saints and Sinners”
by John Freund, CM | Nov 15, 2014 | Association of the Miraculous Medal, Vincentian Family
Reflecting on the theme “The Hail Mary: Prayer of Angels, Saints and Sinners” Rev. Michael Whalen, CM, will preach the Solemn Novena in preparation for the Feast of the Miraculous Medal. Bishop Raymond Chappeto will be the Principal Celebrant and Homilist at our Feast Day Mass on Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at 10:00 AM
Vincentian weekly reflections and Sunday bulletin inserts
by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2014 | Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Looking for something to nourish you Vincentian soul? The 2015 Vincentian Reflections and Vincentian Bulletin Announcements are now posted on the National Website www.svdpusa.org.
Formation rooted in a theology of Mission
by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2014 | Vincentian Family
From August 25-29, the formation session on “the theology of the mission” (promoted by CLAPVI) took place in Fazendo de Engenho/Caraça (Brazil). Forty-seven persons participated: twenty-nine priests, three deacons, one brother, seven seminarians in their first year of studies and seven Daughters of Charity.
Haiti Initiative Seeks Board Members with Business Knowledge
by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2014 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Haiti Initiative Seeks Board Members with Business Knowledge – The Initiative would like to expand its Board of Directors by asking people with business experience to help evaluate such business opportunities and operations.