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.
Vincentian Family
Commission for Social Development
by Michelle Loisel, DC | March 21, 2024 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The climate crisis is intensifying and it’s touching every part of our lives. Global efforts to address climate change are more urgent than ever.
March 18 at 10:30 EDT – UN NGO Event “Strengthening Institutions to Prevent the Trafficking of Children and Adolescents”
by MaryAnn Dantuono | March 14, 2024 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Please join the NGO Working Group to End Homelessness for the Commission on the Status of Women virtual parallel event on Monday, March 18, 2024, at 10:30 AM (EDT).
The Road To Calvary: Lent 2024 With The God Minute
by Famvin Media Resources | March 1, 2024 | Formation, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
“We invite you to walk with us together along our Road to Calvary these next 40 days.” – Fr. Ron Hoye, C.M.
Who Is Missing?
by Jim Claffey and Grace D. Bagdon | February 22, 2024 | Formation, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
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?
My Mission in Life Through the Eyes of Pope Francis
by John Freund, CM | Oct 19, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Pope Francis suggests 9 dimensions of looking at our mission in life.
Greetings from The Vincentian Family at The U.N.
by Ed Keane | Oct 18, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
On the afternoon of October 4, 1965, I remember standing in the South Bronx, at the northeast corner of the Grand Concourse at 138th Street. I was anxiously waiting for a chance to see the motorcade of Pope Paul VI, as he was traveling to Yankee Stadium to say Mass...
“Finding Vince 400” Will Be Streamed on Facebook
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 15, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family
Thursday, October 18, starts "Finding Vince 400" (FV400), the International Film Festival and the Competition dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul to illustrate the globalization of charity. The event will take place at Centro Mariapoli in Castel Gandolfo (Rome) until ...
XIV National Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Portugal
by Vincentian Family Office | Oct 15, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family
On October 5, 2018, the day on which the Portuguese celebrate the establishment of the Republic, the XIV National Encounter of the Vincentian Family took place in the Sanctuary of Fatima. It was a day of communion among all the vincentians of Portugal, who came to...
Vincentian Family in Belgium
by Emile Ghali, c.m. | Oct 12, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family
On Thursday, October 4, 2018, there was a meeting in Brussels of the National Council of the Vincentian Family in Belgium with Fr. Joseph Agostino, C.M. international coordinator of the Vincentian Family Office. Guests at the meeting also included Fr. Emile Ghali,...
Is there a Vincentian Influence on the Youth Synod?
by John Freund, CM | Oct 12, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Is there a Vincentian Influence on the Youth Synod? The answer is...No.. and, very definitely, Yes! If by influence you mean is there a member of the Vincentian Family at the Synod in Rome, the answer is I do not know of any. But there are many ways of influencing. In...
International Day of the Girl Celebrated Today
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Oct 11, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Girls’ voices are echoing through hallways of UN Headquarters in New York today as the world celebrates “International Day of the Girl.” Girls are networking, advocating, and creatively portraying issues which affect them, as well as recommending solutions to...
Developing a Culture of Mission
by John Freund, CM | Oct 10, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
This post connects a couple of dots. The first dot is that systemic change flourishes when there is a careful understanding of the situation. The other dot is that that a culture of vocations is really a culture of mission.
Appointment in Rome: October 20
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 5, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Family, during the “Finding Vince 400” film Festival, is organizing an event with the Synod of Bishops entitled “When Charity Calls you,” at the Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome, on Saturday, October 20 at 6:00 PM. It is an opportunity to use the...