March is a month to celebrate Women’s History and the International Day of Women (March 8) and anticipate the new life in springtime.
Vincentian Family
“Seeing” Homelessness Through Data
by Lydia Stazen | May 30, 2024 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Street homelessness is in many ways a very visible social and infrastructure issue, while sheltered homelessness and inadequate housing are less obvious to the observer.
Justice’s Role to Prevent the Attack
by Jimmy Walters | May 23, 2024 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Blessed Frederic Ozanam wrote, “Charity is the Samaritan who pours oil on the wounds of the traveler who has been attacked. It is justice’s role to prevent the attack.”[
Vincentian Family in Central America
by Edgardo Fuentes | April 25, 2024 | News, Vincentian Family | 3 Comments
The Central America Region is one of the 6 regions that make up the Vincentian Family in Latin America and the Caribbean (FAVILA).
Happiness
by Jim Claffey, CM | April 18, 2024 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
The annual World Happiness Report is out. But a lot of people won’t be happy.
Climate Change: Multiple Risks for Homeless Women and Girls
by MaryAnn Dantuono | Mar 7, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Climate change impacts homeless women and girls even more profoundly as entrenched gender inequalities increase their risks.
Homelessness: A Global Concern Requiring Local Advocacy
by MaryAnn Dantuono | Mar 3, 2022 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Working Group to End Homelessness (WGEH) is committed to advocating at the United Nations for the alleviation and eventual elimination of homelessness.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Home visits à la Frederic
by John Freund, CM | Jul 14, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
(We learn about those we serve)… “not from books nor from the public platform, but in climbing the stairs to the poor man’s garret, sitting by his bedside, feeling the same cold that pierces him.” Frederic Ozanam
Prayer Meeting of the Worldwide Vincentian Family: July 12
by Javier F. Chento | Jul 13, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family
On July 12, hundreds of members of the Vincentian Family from all over the world joined together in prayer, through Facebook Live, to ask the Lord for healing, a present need in light of so much suffering that has had even more serious consequences on our sisters and...
An Unrecognized Challenge For the Vincentian Family
by John Freund, CM | Jul 8, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
COVID 19 is by no means the only pandemic we face. We need to work together… That requires a culture of collaboration.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Vincent “Masks Up”
by John Freund, CM | Jul 7, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Some images don’t need captions. How would you caption this image?
The Declaration of Independence – Read It Recently?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 3, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
I confess Almost 250 years ago on July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress set in motion a major systemic change for the United States of America… also the whole world. We know it as “The Declaration of Independence.” I confess that until last year I had not read...
UN’s High Level Forum To Focus On Accelerating SDG Achievement
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jul 2, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The United Nations’ High Level Political Forum (HLPF) will focus on accelerating the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Vincentian Prayer Images: Vincent’s Table – Our Tables
by John Freund, CM | Jun 30, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Did this artist capture Vincent’s sprit? What do our tables usually look like?
Who You Calling a Vincentian”?
by John Freund, CM | Jun 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Who is a VIncentian? Is it an organization, a mindset, a federation of religious organizations? Let me suggest that it is a way of looking at things shared by a number of people.
The Ongoing Fight for Gender Equality, now with COVID-19 – Part II
by Natalie Boone | Jun 25, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
In a two-part series, we highlight reports in two different hemispheres that focus on women in the COVID-infected world. Part II.