Vincentian Family
Vincentian Prayer Images: God Speaking To Our Hearts
How often do we thank God for speaking to our hearts?
World Children’s Day – November 20 – and the Impact of COVID -19 on Education
Let us call on leaders to close the gaps in educational equality once and for all, and re-imagine how a generation of children and young people learn and gain skills.
Systemic Change Begins with Education
St. Vincent instinctively realized the role of laypersons in bringing about systemic change.
Bulletin: FamVin Homeless Alliance
In a recent letter to the heads of the Vincentian Family, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, C.M., writes: "As announced in previous communications, the Vincentian Family Executive Committee is inviting all branches and members of the Vincentian Family to celebrate the 400th...
We Celebrate Four Hundred Years of the Vincentian Charism
Last Sunday, the Church celebrated the Feast of Pentecost reminding us of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. The Holy Spirit filled the Apostles with grace and inspired them to do miraculous things. Some 400 years ago in a small French town Saint...
The Vincentian Family at the UN 34th Session of the Human Rights Council
Representatives of the Vincentian Family at the United Nations in Geneva (Daughters of Charity and Society of Saint Vincent de Paul) took part in the 34th session of the Human Rights Council in March 2017. The session focused particularly on the situation in Syria,...
North American Vincentian Family Gathering 2017 #VFG2017
Over 200 members of our Vincentian Family (including a large number of young adult participants!) are gathered in San Antonio, Texas for the 2017 North American Vincentian Family Gathering. Themed, “I was a stranger and you welcomed me…” (Matthew 25:35), brief...
Vincentian Family at the U.N: Migration
UNITED NATIONS SEEKS INPUT ON GLOBAL MIGRATION COMPACT Vincentian Family members have a great deal to say to the world about migration issues. What would you include in an international agreement related to migration? The United Nations is gathering various opinions...
Sr. Žarka Ivasić, SC, Martyr of Croatia
Sr. Žarka Julijana Ivasić was born on 18 November 1908 in Krašić, where she lived before entering the Convent of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in Zagreb, Croatia in 1931. The growth of Julijana’s faith and her choice of a religious vocation were firmly...
A Worthwhile Book to Read Spotlighting the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Recently author Melissa Fleming spoke to UN News about her book, “A Hope More Powerful than the Sea.” Ms. Fleming is a spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner on Refugees. She travels to war zones to illuminate the realities of people who have become refugees. In...
A GUIDE for Popular Education on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This year I was invited with other NGO colleagues at the UN to review and give input on a guide for popular education on the SDGs. I am very thankful for this opportunity that was an intense educational moment for me on the Human Rights perspective of the SDGs. One...
European Parliament to Host Reception and Program Honoring the 400th Anniversary of the Spiritual Family of St. Vincent de Paul
The Press Office of the international religious family of St. Vincent de Paul is pleased to share this news of the continuing celebration of the 400th Anniversary of its founding. European Parliament to host reception and program honoring the 400th anniversary of the...