On August 23, what will you do to honor the International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition?
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Vincentian Prayer Images: A Profile In Courage
The time a Daughter of Charity, Sr. Rosalie Rendu, stopped the fighting in the streets of Paris during the French Revolution.
Please Don’t Tell Anyone
Why did Jesus tell them not to tell anyone? Was it possible he realized that at that point, they would jump to wrong conclusions?
UN Dedicates Decade for People of African Descent
As a Vincentian Family, we work at addressing the needs of today. After multiple centuries of slavery and colonialism, we are called to respond to the aftereffects upon the human family in our modern world. The UN regularly dedicates a year to an issue which has come...
Does Laudato Si matter to you?
Was Laudato Si a "blip" or a "game changer"? An important question, no doubt. But a more important question for us is, does Laudato Si matter to you...and the Vincentian Family? Someone recently said of the Church “We’re collectively the largest global humanitarian...
Vincentian Family at the U.N #WithRefugees
What is the Family doing in response to the widening crisis of refugees? Sr. Margaret O'Dwyer, DC, informs us that they are involved at the United nations with World Refugee Day June 20. Humanity is experiencing its worst refugee crisis since World War II. By...
Vincentian Family International and National Leaders Gathering: January 2016
The first biennial Gathering of the Vincentian Family International and National Leaders’ Gathering was held in January of this year. Eighty participants coming from 36 countries representing 22 branches of the Family greeted and met each other in the common language...
Korea:Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Together
Sr. Teresa Kotturan writes, "The 66th DPI/NGO Conference is the first in UN history to be held in Asia. This is organized in partnership with the NGO Community, the government of the Republic Korea and a national organizing committee." It is organized in the context...
Vincentian Family Executive Committee Meeting 2016: Executive Summary
The Vincentian Family Executive Committee (VFEC) met at the Casa Maria Immacolata in Rome, Italy on January 22, 2016. After the Welcome Remarks of the Superior General, Fr. Gregory Gay, CM, the meeting started with Fr. Joe Agostino, CM, Vincentian Family Office (VFO)...
Orientation for the Vincentian Family in Korea
The road to the UN Conference in Gyeongju-KOREA, to participate in the Conference on Education for Global Citizenship stopped for a couple of days in Seoul with a training orientation to the Vincentian Family of this beautiful country. The theme that was developed was...
Systemic Change Projects – Vincent de Paul Society (2 minutes)
Got 2 minutes?, Sheila Gilbert, SVdP National President, describes systemic change projects. Gilbert and National CEO, Dave Barringer appeared on an episode of EWTN's "The Church Universal" in April. https://youtu.be/h4PHlGK4UZw See many other brief videos at SVDP...
International Student Youth Movement in Ukraine makes Plans #IamVincent
A Youth Movement is a decidedly Vincentian thing. Ever since the Blessed Mother told St. Catherine Labouré to get moving, we've been at it. Catherine wrote to Fr. Aladel: The Most Holy Virgin wants you to found an association of “Children of Mary.” You will be its...
