Vincentian Family
An Unrecognized Challenge For the Vincentian Family
COVID 19 is by no means the only pandemic we face. We need to work together… That requires a culture of collaboration.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Vincent “Masks Up”
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The Declaration of Independence – Read It Recently?
I confess Almost 250 years ago on July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress set in motion a major systemic change...
Another new voice from the United Nations
In our Vincentian Family office at the UN we are creating opportunities for different members of the family to come and experience the kind of work we do here. One important group target for us is the young members of our family. This year we had already students from...
Welcoming the Stranger initiative of the SVDP
Newly Approved SVdP Immigration Position Paper Stresses “Welcoming the Stranger” The new position paper should be of interest to all branches of the Vincentian Family at a number of levels. It represents a comprehensive approach to a very complicated series of issues...
My Work Experience at The United Nations (by Michael O’Driscoll)
Sr. Catherine Prendergast writes, "I thought I would take the approach of adding the voice of a young person to our sharing." So here's Michael O'Driscoll... When you pass through the gates of that Iconic building...
Brazil: a special charitable work exceptionally Vincentian
In the city of Fortaleza, capital of Province of Ceara (northeast of Brazil), the Refuge Saint John Gabriel Perboyre, was founded in 1999, an organization that was created by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (DC). Sister Dijesu Campos Pinto is currently...
Preparing for the 400th Anniversary of the Vincentian Charism
To help ready us to celebrate the Vincentian Charism in 2017, the Vincentian Family Collaboration Commission presents this brief video to complement the letter announcing the upcoming anniversary year: "I was a stranger and you welcomed me!" And don't forget to...
Vincentian Family in India: Connect and Learn!
The Vincentian Family 10th Annual Meeting was held in St Vincent’s Retreat Center, Gopalpur on Sea, on 12th and 13th of March, 2016. There were 43 participants from 9 branches of the Vincentian Family. Bishop Emeritus Thomas Thiruthali, C.M., and Bishop Simon...
175 nations sign International climate change agreement
Sr. Teresa Kotturan, (second from right) U.N. representative of the Sisters of Charity Federation attended the Paris climate change meetings, held Nov. 30 to Dec. 12. It is with great joy that what she witnessed will now be signed in a ceremony at the United Nations....
Holy See Panels Call For Stepping Up Anti-trafficking Efforts
“Here in 2016 we talk a good game on anti-trafficking and slavery. Now is the time for action,” The Holy See delivered some powerful messages about ending human trafficking and slavery, April 7, says Sr. Margaret O'Dwyer, DC, during a multi-panel discussion at the...
Diversity Of Services To The Needy
On Saturday, February 27, Vincentian Family volunteers from Kiev came to rehabilitation center for women "Community in Dialog” in Odessa. The of the visit was to teach women undergoing rehabilitation how to paint authentic Ukrainian Easter eggs. It is also an...