Vincentian Family
Vincentian Prayer Images: A Heritage of Reconciling
by John Freund, CM | December 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
How did Vincent, Louise, and our respective founders embody reconciliation?
Interview with Fr. Mike Barth, General Custodian of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity
by Vincentian Family Office | December 14, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
Our founder, Thomas Judge, called us to go to the “tangled portion of the vineyard” – to places where other do not want to go or where it is difficult to serve.
The Cost of “Preferential Option for the Poor”
by John Freund, CM | December 4, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Forty years ago, four women gave their lives as part of their preferential option for the poor. Read their own words. It should take just about 40 seconds.
International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor – 2021
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | December 3, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution declaring 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor.
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Unrecognized Experts
by John Freund, CM | May 19, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
People experiencing poverty have an expertise that can not be taught in a classroom. They know their situation from the inside. They understand many dimensions of poverty that may not occur to us.
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Interview with Sister Liliana Barra – Sisters of Nazareth, Turin
by Vincentian Family Office | May 17, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family
Sister Liliana Barra tells of how her Congregation, the Sisters of Nazareth, Turin, came into existence.
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The “Before” and the “After” of the Ascension
by John Freund, CM | May 14, 2021 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
The question “why are you looking at the sky?” is addressed to us today. Today, we are those dazed apostles looking up rather than within and around ourselves.
Meeting of the New Vincentian Family Task Force on the Transmission of the Charism
by Flavio Pereira Tercero, CM | Dec 9, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family
A newly formed Vincentian Family Task Force on the “Transmission of the Charism” met in the Vincentian Family Office in Philadelphia.
Thoughts on Human Rights from the Vincentian Team at the UN
by Ed Keane | Dec 6, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
On December 10, the United Nations and the world commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Vincentian Family in Kyiv (Ukraine) Visited the Graves of Homeless People to Pray for the Souls of the Dead
by Marina Krutko | Dec 1, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family
For the third year in a row, Vincentian Family in Kyiv has visited the graves of homeless people in the Kievan Northern Cemetery to pray for the souls of the dead.
The International Conference of the Famvin Homeless Alliance: Day 2 (Nov 27)
by Javier F. Chento | Nov 30, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family
Summary of Day 2 of the Famvin Homeless Alliance International Conference held in Rome, Italy from November 26-28, 2018.
The International Conference of the Famvin Homeless Alliance: Day 1 (Nov 26)
by Javier F. Chento | Nov 29, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family
Summary of Day 1 of the Famvin Homeless Alliance International Conference held in Rome, Italy from November 26-28, 2018.
Stop The Violence–Orange The World–Now Through December 10
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Nov 29, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
It’s time to “Orange the World!” Last Sunday, November 25, was International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Each day from then to December 10 is part of the “Orange the World: #HearMeToo Campaign,” which calls for 16 days of action to end violence...
The Feminization of Poverty
by Mary Ann Dantuono | Nov 22, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
As I read the article by Fr. Memo on the World Day of the Poor, celebrated in our Church this week, I could not help but think sadly of women in poverty. A majority of people who are poor are women. The expression, “The Feminization of Poverty” is used to...
The Voices – Cries – of the Poor… Who Will Listen?
by Guillermo Campuzano | Nov 15, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
On November 18 we will celebrate the second World Day of the Poor, instituted by Pope Francis to raise ecclesial and social awareness of the importance of fighting together against poverty in solidarity with the poor. The World Day of the Poor is meant...
Questions for Digital Passersby and Good Samaritans
by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Voice of the Poor, the wounded on the road to Jericho today. Some questions for digital passersby and good Samaritans.