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Looking Forward to the 67th Commission on the Status of Women at the UN
by Pat Mulé | February 23, 2023 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 2 Comments
We are beginning to feel a sense of excitement brewing at the United Nations as we get closer to the start of the sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
Hosting a “Vincentian Family Day of Discernment”
by .famvin | February 4, 2023 | News, Other Branch News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
You can host a local area “Vincentian Family Day of Discernment”. Here’s how!
Young People: The Future… and the Now!
by Jim Claffey | January 19, 2023 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
I wonder if it’s even possible to say something new on climate change. There’s so much material available about it already, dissecting the issue from every angle
Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | December 22, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
At the COP15, held in Montreal from December 7 – 19, 2022 all parties of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the Global Biodiversity Framework.
High-Level Forum (HLPF) reviewing the Implementation of the SDGs coming soon!
by Michelle Loisel, DC | Jul 6, 2023 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The High-Level Forum (HLPF) to prepare the to review the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is around the corner – July 10 – 19, 2023
Register for the North American Vincentian Family Gathering in Chicago, October 26-29, 2023
by Vincentian Family Office | Jul 4, 2023 | News, Vincentian Family
Today’s Chicago trivia question is about a sweet treat!
A Home for Maria
by .famvin | Jun 27, 2023 | News, Vincentian Family
Join us on a life-changing mission trip to Las Flores, Belize, in honor of the compassionate Sisters of Charity of...
Video Recording of Vincentian Family/U.N. #Youth2030 Event
by .famvin | Apr 9, 2021 | Homelessness, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
In case you missed it: a recording of the event hosted by the Vincentian Family at the UN: “HOMES FIRST: STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT POST COVID-19”.
Sustainable Development Goals, 5 and 6
by Jim Claffey | Apr 8, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
SDG5: GENDER EQUALITY In one of their songs, the Eagles rock group sings “things in this life change very slowly if they ever change at all.” The lament of many a social activist! To be fair, one exception would be gay marriage rights, which seem to have come more...
Women in Decision-Making: Faith Perspective
by Patricia Oluchi Onuoha | Apr 6, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The roles of women and girls cannot be over-emphasized. Women CAN and DO make tremendous difference in the Society when given the opportunity.
Join the Vincentian Family on April 6 for U.N. #Youth2030 Event
by Natalie Boone and Mary Ann Dantuono | Mar 29, 2021 | Homelessness, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
During the UN's 10th Economic and Social Council Youth Forum, which marks the start of "A Decade of Action: Building a Resilient Recovery," the five ECOSOC NGO's comprising the Vincentian Family at the UN will host an event: “HOMES FIRST: STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE YOUTH...
Beyond Waving Palm Branches
by John Freund, CM | Mar 26, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
On Palm Sunday will I be waving the palm branches of my blind spots or holding high the cross of God’s universal love?
Interview with Sr. Elisabeth Halbmann, General Superior of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Vincent de Paul in Untermarchtal (Germany)
by Vincentian Family Office | Mar 22, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family
Sr. Elisabeth Halbmann, General Superior of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Vincent de Paul in Untermarchtal (Germany) discusses her congregation.
Falling In Love With “Real Families”
by John Freund, CM | Mar 19, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
It is a shame that most people only hear polarized pundits cherry-picking from a select few paragraphs, or even just footnotes, in what in reality is an inspiring document describing and addressed to the real family of today.
Oxen and Cell Phones
by Jim Claffey | Mar 18, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Cell phones, once a luxury, are now almost a necessity. For the impoverished, especially in rural areas, they can make all the difference for one’s life and health.
The Contagion of Christianity
by John Freund, CM | Mar 12, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Do others experience God’s love for them mirrored by our lives? Is it any wonder that Jesus speaks of the final judgement in terms of what we do for the unrecognized, bruised and broken Christ in our midst?