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What couldn’t we do if we got to know other branches of our Vincentian Family, especially in our local area?
Articles in Vincentian Family
Covid-19 and Women
COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that care services are a pre-requisite for all workers with family responsibilities.
Vincentian Prayer Images: St. Vincent of the Alleys
Where and how do we today walk the back alleys of our world?
Forgotten Truths about Confirmation and St. Vincent
Have you forgotten the names of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit… and some truths about how St. Vincent lived then in mission? Let’s look at the prayer “Come Holy Spirit in that light.”
Plastic – A Day of Trying to Break Dependence
I’m a prisoner to plastic. It’s hard to admit. My brain is plastered with multiple social media images of “plastic soup.” It lingers there like Muzak—constantly in the background but without my paying it much attention. But recently, the time came to examine my own...
A Source of Vincentian Reflection on Pentecost
As I was thinking Pentecost thoughts I focused on the passage in Acts. 'It will come to pass in the last days,' God says, 'that I will pour out a portion of my spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your...
Called to Love: Policy and Advocacy
Charity is not charity unless accompanied by justice. --St. Vincent de Paul Seeking lasting justice and peace in our world are goals of the United Nations and the Church. The good that can result from their shared efforts is evident in this month of Mary, Queen...
Louise and Vincent – Remembering a Forgotten Truth About Their Collaboration
As we approach the celebration of the feast of St. Louise perhaps we can rediscover a forgotten truth about the collaboration between Louise and Vincent.
Amazon Synod, Indigenous Peoples, The Planet…
“I am convinced that climate change, and what we do about it, will define us, our era, and ultimately the global legacy we leave for future generations. Today, the time for doubt has passed.” Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon The...
Freedom for Nicaragua
We are asking prayers for the people in Nicaragua, especially for the students who are in the Church, the Vincentian Priests, and the sisters (Daughters of Charity) who live next to the church.
Continued Vincentian Response to the Airstrikes on Syria
In his article, Violence begets violence, Catholic sisters say, about airstrikes on Syria, Chris Herlinger of the Global Sisters Report interviewed Sr. Margaret O'Dwyer, one of two DC representatives at the United Nations, regarding the airstrikes on Syria: "We have...
A Young Person’s Experience of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
A Young Person’s Experience of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Please let me introduce to you Jenny Raw, from the United Kingdom, who worked at our Daughters of Charity NGO Office in New York for one month. We were truly pleased to have her with us and...