How did Vincent, Louise, and our respective founders embody reconciliation?
Vincentian Family
Interview with Fr. Mike Barth, General Custodian of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity
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”
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.
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...
My Love Affair With The United Nations
As a young child my Father took my sisters and I on a boat trip around Manhattan Island. I remember being in awe of the sights from that vantage point. Although I was growing up on Long Island, I knew the city. It was where Dad worked, and the grandparents and cousins...
UN Promotes Welcoming the Stranger Through Global Compact
Last year, each branch of the Vincentian family was asked to work on the theme, “I was a stranger and you welcomed me” to mark the 400th Anniversary of the Vincentian charism. At the United Nations, we are called to “leave no one behind.” Both of these themes...
“400 Years of Vincentian Charism” Book Published in Romania #famvin400
Contributed by Marilena Bartic: The Sapientia Publishing House in Iași, Romania, recently published a book entitled "1617-2017. 400 years of the Vincentian Charism," written by Ana Dobos. The book was issued by "Christianity Today" and it has 102 pages. The book...
Forced Labor in our World Today
As people in many countries across the world celebrate May Day, commemorating the demand of workers for shorter work days, higher wages and the right to organize themselves, millions of women, children and men are...
