Among the one hundred signatures that call the world to solidarity and action to protect the homeless from the spread of COVID -19, we must mention the International Vincentian Family.
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Fifth Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Central America
by Vincentian Family Office | August 19, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
From June 7 to 9, 2019, we had the Fifth Meeting of the Vincentian Family of Central America.
Message from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, C.M. on the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul, 2019
by Tomaž Mavrič, CM | August 14, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Interview with Sr. Rosaria Nicoletti, Mother General of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Mary
by Elena Grazini | August 13, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
We continue the series of posts to deepen our knowledge of the many Vincentian Branches with this interview of Mother Rosaria Nicoletti, Mother General of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Mary.
Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Paraguay
by Vincentian Family Office | August 12, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
On Sunday, July 28, a Meeting of the Vincentian Family of Paraguay took place at the Vincentian Seminary of Asunción.
Our Children and COVID-19
by Mary Ann Dantuono | Apr 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
According to UNICEF, children may be the hidden victims of COVID-19 as health systems buckle, borders close, and schools and businesses shutter.
For International Mother Earth Day, UN Focuses on Biodiversity
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Apr 16, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
We can expect awareness raising, clean-up projects, tree-planting, and advocacy to reduce carbon emissions, next Wednesday, April 22, as millions globally celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
Chronicle VFG2015: Canada/USA
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 26, 2015 | News, Vincentian Family
USA and Canada: We are Family! When the family gets together, it’s always an intense time. Love and sadness, victory and defeat, past, present and future: it’s all there in a weekend. These past days, October 23-26, 2015, have been rich. We gathered in prayer and...
VFG2015: Young Vincentians Take the Lead
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 26, 2015 | Featured Videos, News, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Family gathering of Canada and the United States is just wrapping up. 40% of the attendees were young Vincentians. In the midst of fascinating formation and fun, I interviewed Michael Van Dorpe -- a Young Vincentian Leader from DePaul University. Listen...
Breaking Burritos, Becoming Whole – September 27 in Denver
by John Freund, CM | Oct 24, 2015 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family
Breaking Burritos, Becoming Whole - “I sat with joy yesterday. His name was Abali, a refugee from Cameroon.” Sitting, standing, walking, talking, eating with joy is what happened at the Vincentian Family Gathering in Denver, Colorado, on the feast of St. Vincent de...
Understanding of migration from a global perspective
by John Freund, CM | Oct 22, 2015 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Guillermo Campuzano, CM, CM representative at the UN offers an understanding of migration from a global perspective and that of the church and Vincentians... In the United Nations we, DCs, Sisters of Charity Federation, CMs, are a part of the NGO Committee on...
Birthing Vincentian Family Organization in Kenya
by John Freund, CM | Oct 13, 2015 | News, Vincentian Family
Birthing a National Organization for the Vincentian Family in Kenya On Sunday, October 5, 2015, the heads of the various branches of the Vincentian Family gathered at St. Vincent de Paul Center in Karen, Kenya to discuss the creation of a coordinating committee for...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity – Zagreb
by Vincentian Family Office | Oct 5, 2015 | Formation, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
The history of Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul – Zagreb began in 1845 when six Sisters of Charity from the Austrian Province of Tyrol came to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. The province had its motherhouse in Zams, and traced its origin to Strassburg. The...
Daughters of Charity , government restrictions, kindness and wisdom
by John Freund, CM | Oct 2, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, News, Vincentian Family
According to a report in the National Catholic Reporter Kindness and wisdom are key to serving poor, overcoming government restrictions in Vietnam. The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul work closely with the numerous ethnic groups in the Daklak province of...
Ladies of Charity October prayer service
by John Freund, CM | Oct 1, 2015 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr. Carol Schumer, DC, offers an October prayer service for the Ladies of Charity . The season of autumn lends itself to marveling at God’s creation, especially after the most recent encyclical from Pope Francis. She reminds us of this quote from St. Vincent... “… the...
Celebrating Vincent
by Vincentian Family Office | Sep 28, 2015 | Formation, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
In this week following the feast of St. Vincent, we're all invited to Connect and Learn, to Serve, and to Celebrate. Don't forget to read all the materials available at http://famvin.org/formation/year-ano-annee/ ; send in your stories and photos of celebrations to...