The juxtaposition of Labor Day (9/7) and the feast of Blessed Frederic (9/8) can give us much to pray about.
Vincentian Family
Vincentian Family in Central America
by Edgardo Fuentes | April 25, 2024 | News, Vincentian Family | 2 Comments
The Central America Region is one of the 6 regions that make up the Vincentian Family in Latin America and the Caribbean (FAVILA).
Happiness
by Jim Claffey, CM | April 18, 2024 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
The annual World Happiness Report is out. But a lot of people won’t be happy.
Reviving and Refreshing the WORLD SOCIAL SUMMIT
by MaryAnn Dantuono, AIC, NGO Representative to the UN | April 4, 2024 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The Vincentian Family has an opportunity for increased activity and engagement with the UN’s Working Group to End Homelessness. You are invited to join with your prayers and stories of your good works.
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.
Vincentian Family Conference: October 9 & 10, 2020
by Dr. Patricia Bombard | Sep 5, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family
Join those willing to rise up to meet the challenges of our times on Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10 for a free online conference!
Vincentian Prayer Images: Charity AND Justice
by John Freund, CM | Sep 1, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Vincent saw the bigger picture than just that presented by an immediate need!
Where Are the Young Leaders?
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 26, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family
The young leaders are here! Meet Remberth Alonso Falla Zuloeta, of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Perú. He's been a local conference leader, a national formator, and now is a member of the team of the Vincentian Family Collaborative Action Program, promoting...
Mannequin Challenge: Make it Real
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 26, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family
A Mannequin Challenge is usually a challenge to hold still. We want you to move! https://youtu.be/2r1NO_5vUO0 Here are the members of the Vincentian Family Commissions (the Commission for Collaboration, the Commission for the Promotion of Systemic Change, the...
The Remembrance of the Holocaust
by Catherine Prendergast | Jan 26, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
For a personal story about a Holocaust survivor, click the video below: Surely, one who might have seen movies such as Sophie’s Choice, Schindler’s List, or Life Is Beautiful would be saying to herself about the...
The Pilgrimage of the Heart of St. Vincent de Paul #famvin400
by Emile Ghali, c.m. | Jan 24, 2017 | Announcements, News, Vincentian Family
The Heart of St. Vincent de Paul will leave for his first pilgrimage on the 25th of January from the Rue du Bac to Folleville. This event will be broadcast live on: www.facebook.com/famvinfr Here is the program, given in Central European Time (Paris): 08:15:...
Message for the Vincentian Family of Panama
by Vincentian Family Office | Jan 23, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family
On the occasion of the recent Christmas holidays, the President of the National Council of the Vincentian Family of Panama wrote the following letter to all the members of the Family of the country, summarizing what has been done so far and projecting with enthusiasm...
An Historic Encounter: the Commissions of the Vincentian Family Meet in Rome
by Giuseppe Turati | Jan 21, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
"An historic encounter:" that's what it was called by Joe Agostino C.M. (the Vincentian Family Office Coordinator) and Aidan Rooney CM (Coordinator of .famvin, the web and social media services of the Family), the two organizers of the meeting. And it was "in fact the...
NGO Representatives Collaborate on UN Side Event
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jan 19, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
One of the most effective ways our Vincentian Family NGOs can effect change at the UN is through sponsorship of side events. The UN is bombarded with concerns about global issues. Far more effective than repetitive complaints are creative solutions, which can be...
Message of the Superior General, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, at the beginning of the 400th Anniversary of the Vincentian Charism
by Tomaž Mavrič, CM | Jan 18, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
On the occasion of 25 January, the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, a key date in Vincentian history in which we recall the events happened in the village of Folleville 400 years ago, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and of...
A Day of Recollection with the Vincentian Family in Ethiopia
by Vincentian Family Office | Jan 16, 2017 | News, Vincentian Family
“As we Gather as members of the Vincentian Family to begin our celebrations for the 400th Anniversary of the birth of the Vincentian Charism, it’s a good idea if remind ourselves of St. Vincent’s life, of the important and life-changing events that occurred...