Let’s leave everything to serve God and our neighbor. St. Vincent de Paul
Vincentian Family
What’s the Difference Between Prayers and Praying?
by John Freund, CM | February 21, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
Prayer is like being in the presence of someone who loves us greatly. We spontaneously try to become like the beloved.
Why is the Vincentian Family Involved With Homeless Initiatives?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | February 20, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 2 Comments
All this is the background for understanding why homelessness was a major focus of St. Vincent’s charitable work even if we have not always recognized it.
Persons Experiencing Homelessness Have Their Say at UN
by Margaret O'Dwyer | February 20, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
A tangible energy pervaded the United Nations in New York during the recent 58th Commission for Social Development.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Praying In the Streets of Our Lives
by John Freund, CM | February 18, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Can we pray when we walk the streets of our lives?
Vincentian Prayer Images: A Question for Vincent
by John Freund, CM | Oct 13, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
How would Vincent answer a question about feeling hopless or useless during this time of pandemic?
Who’s the Boss
by Jim Claffey | Oct 8, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
A number of years ago, my sister, a critical care nurse, wrote a piece for a local newspaper about care for homebound patients called “Who’s the Boss”
Celebration of Human Rights and AIC 400th Anniversary Year Begins
by | Dec 8, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
CELEBRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: Human Rights Day and the International Declaration of Human Rights AIC 400th ANNIVERSARY YEAR BEGINS December 10th marks the anniversary of the proclamation of the International Declaration of Human Rights (DHR) by the UN General Assembly...
Summary of Meeting with Members of FAVIDO
by Vincentian Family Office | Dec 5, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Family National Council in the Dominican Republic, known as FAVIDO, has been meeting as a group for the past 30 years. Traditionally, it had been the role of the Visitatrix of the Daughters of Charity to convene these meetings. But through the...
International Center of Formation (CIF) Offers Session for the Vincentian Family
by Emile Ghali, c.m. | Dec 2, 2016 | Announcements, Formation, Vincentian Family
Dear members of the Vincentian Family May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with us always! We all now understand the importance of the Vincentian Family for our branches and organizations. One expression of this is that it has become a priority for the recent...
The Central Importance of Goal 10 in the UN 2030 Agenda
by | Dec 1, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
How Can the Vincentian Family Embrace the Global Utopia, the Agenda of the Common Good? “REDUCE INEQUALITY WITHIN AND AMONG COUNTRIES” (SDG 10) If we, the Vincentian Family, want to meaningfully contribute to the global agenda, we need to embrace the challenge of the...
Fr. Mavrič Meets Vincentian Family UN NGOs
by Catherine Prendergast | Nov 24, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Collaboration and the upcoming 400th Anniversary of the birth of the Vincentian Charism were on the mind of Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, November 11, when he met with UN NGOs at the Congregation of...
Advent Message from the Superior General, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM
by Javier F. Chento | Nov 22, 2016 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
"The Incarnation, Here and Now": this is the theme proposed by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, for the time of Advent, in a letter addressed to the entire Vincentian Family, which we have reproduced below. After the text, you will find links to download his letter in several...
Vincentian Office Visit to the Netherlands
by Fr. Joe Agostino, CM | Nov 21, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family
From Monday, October 17 to Saturday, October 22, 2016 I had the privilege to visit with the Vincentian Family in the Netherlands. My experience was wonderfully organized by Marieke van de Ven, Margriet Kok and Hetty Nieuwaard of the Vincent de Paul Center Nederland -...
A Call for Accessibility and Attitude Changes
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Nov 17, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
A Call for Accessibility and Attitude Changes As International Day of Persons With Disabilities Approaches It seems difficult to find quotes by our founders with regard to persons with disabilities. Perhaps that’s affirmation that our founders focused not on labels,...
A New Interprovincial Community in Ukraine
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 14, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family
On October 22, a new interprovincial community of Sisters Mary of the Miraculous Medallion in Ukraine was founded in T. Remeta (Perechyn district, Transcarpathia, in Ukraine). New community was created by sisters from the Slovenian and Croatian Provinces. This is an...