Vincentian Family
“Committed to Loving Care”: The Vincentian Family of Portugal on the Legalization of Euthanasia
by Vincentian Family Office | January 31, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
The deputies of the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic approved a bill that allows medically assisted death by decision of the person, thus, decriminalizing the practice of euthanasia in Portugal.
A Sight For Sore Eyes
by John Freund, CM | January 29, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
An environment of survival withers the hearts of our elderly, taking away their ability to dream. In this way, it cripples the prophecy that our young are called to proclaim and work to achieve.
The UN Agenda 2030
by Jim Claffey | January 28, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
In this edition, and future ones, let’s explore the meaning of the SDGs, the Sustainable Development Goals, known as the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda for the People and the Planet.
Repairers of a House Divided
by John Freund, CM | January 22, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
Repairers of a House Divided offers Catholics and indeed all Christians timely reflections and 7 biblical habits for Catholics to remedy a torn country.
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Imagine Saying This Today!
by John Freund, CM | Jun 11, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
What is most important to you – your nation, culture, class, race, gender — or first and foremost being in God and a new and international community of God’s people?
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Sustainable Development Goals, 11 and 12
by Jim Claffey | Jun 10, 2021 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Learning about the SDGs and understanding their significance is an important first step as together, creatively, we search for the most effective ways to advocate for these aspects of social justice.
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Interview with Sister Jane Ann Cherubin, SC, General Superior of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill
by Elena Grazini | Jun 9, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family
Interview with the General Superior of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill
Changing the Clocks of Our Lives
by John Freund, CM | Mar 8, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
This year the changing of our time clocks coincides with the beginning of Lent. is an opportunity to step back and look at the vocational choices we have already made – marital, religious, or priestly.
The Family Collaborates at the Commission on the Status of Women
by Natalie Boone | Mar 7, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York March 11 to 22, 2019.
Lenten Letter 2019 from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, to the Vincentian Family
by Tomaž Mavrič, CM | Mar 3, 2019 | Formation, News, Reflections, Vincentian Family
In this year’s Lenten letter, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, invites us to reflect on the Spiritual Direction, the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Faith Sharing.
New Report Calls Us To Prepare For Future Of Work
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Feb 28, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
A recent report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) recognizes vertical changes and exceptional challenges in the employment world.
Are We Trying To Force Systemic Change?
by John Freund, CM | Feb 27, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
System leaders focus on creating the conditions that can produce change and that can eventually cause change to be self-sustaining.
Affordable Housing and Social Protection for all to Address Homelessness
by Guillermo Campuzano | Feb 21, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The UN CSocD priority theme for their meeting in 2020, “Affordable Housing and Social Protection for all to address Homelessness” and the Vincentian Family.
Being Taught To See What I Had Not Seen
by John Freund, CM | Feb 15, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Seeing but not seeing – Jesus expects only one thing of his followers: to see who and what he sees. Those who do so become “other Christs.”
Commission for Social Development 2019
by Pattie Hughes, Vincentian | Feb 14, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
On the morning of February 11, 2019 the 57th Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD) opened at the United Nations.
Vincentian Family UN NGO Representatives Collaborate
by Catherine Prendergast | Feb 7, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Family’s nine United Nations NGO representatives collaborate to advocate for policy change and programs which benefit the most marginalized.