My hope is that all the participants of the Youth Synod will experience their own version of the Emmaus journey – looking at things they thought they knew… but seeing them in a new light. Now that would be the beginning of a profound systemic change!
Vincentian Family
The Fight Against Xenophobia – Welcoming the Stranger
by Dominic Gierber | April 6, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
Connect with the World: a Vincentian Family Press Office
by .famvin | April 3, 2017 | Announcements, News, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
Vincentian Secondary Schools: Come to the Symposium! #famvin400
by Elizabeth Astridge | April 1, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
United Nations: Conclusion of the Commission on Status of Women
by Pattie Hughes, Vincentian | March 30, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 2 Comments
Africa: with Open Veins
by Vincentian Family Office | Oct 1, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family
We offer a short summary video made from the visits of Fr. Flavio, from the Vincentian Family Office, which he made to...
“Finding Vince 400” Symposium Schedule
by Javier F. Chento | Sep 29, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family
The countdown begins for "Finding Vince 400" (FV400), the International Film Festival and contest dedicated to Saint...
New President for St. John’s University
by John Freund, CM | Apr 10, 2014 | Vincentian Family
From the Co-Chairs of the Presidential Search Committee... It is our great pleasure to announce that the Board of Trustees has elected Conrado M. Gempesaw, Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, as the...
Blessed Marguerite Rutan – April 9
by John Freund, CM | Apr 9, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Famvin remembers this day of her martyrdom in 1794 with the text of the homily by Fr. Patrik Griffin at the Mass of Thanksgiving during her beatification in 2011. At that time Father Griffin was the Director General of the Daughters of Charity Some excerpts from the...
Vincentian Family faces catastrophic floods
by John Freund, CM | Apr 8, 2014 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Disasters and Responses, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Family lives and ministers in this area hit with catastrophic floods. According to Independent Catholic News... "At least 19 people have died and 40 are missing due after huge floods hit the Solomon Islands and in particular the capital Honiara. In one...
So God, what do you want me to do?
by John Freund, CM | Apr 8, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
A Discernment Invitation for Single Catholic Women If you are a single Catholic woman age 18-40 and considering a life choice, you may be wondering: Is God calling me? If this question is in your heart, you are cordially invited to join others seeking God's will for...
The Broken Cross – Embracing the Desert
by John Freund, CM | Apr 7, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The Broken Cross – Healing in Christ – Embracing the Desert – Welcome Everyone - The themes Lynn L'Heureux reflects on in Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday April 8, 2014 Dear Vincentian Brothers and Sisters: It seems so much is happening. We need to pray...
Venue – Vincentian Youth Meeting 2016
by John Freund, CM | Apr 7, 2014 | Collaboration, Vincentian Family
Fr. Gregory Gay CM, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission announced that the Youth Meeting #VYM2016 prior to #WYD2016 will be held in JOYFUL NEWS Education Center, a high school complex in Piekary, 15 miles South West from Krakow. It will be sponsored...
Another facet of being pro-life
by John Freund, CM | Apr 6, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Deacon Greg Kandra devotes his blog post to John Allen's reflection on the Church’s newest “pro-life” cause From his column in The Boston Globe: In Catholic parlance, certain terms carry weight far beyond their face value meaning. Calling something a “pro-life”...
Bl Giorgio Frassati of the Vincent dePaul Society
by John Freund, CM | Apr 6, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
April 6 marks the birthday of of a boldly courageous member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society whom Pope John Paul II beatified in 1990: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. The website Salt and Light reproduces the homily of Fr. Thomas Rosica on the occasion of World Youth...
Just Care! Vincentian Women in Action
by John Freund, CM | Apr 6, 2014 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
LCUSA is proud to announce that Marilyn Martone, a Lady of Charity in the St. John’s University Association, will deliver the keynote address at the 2014 National Assembly, “Just Care! Vincentian Women in Action.” Marilyn is a retired professor of moral theology who...