Vincentian Family
Indigenous Populations Threatened By COVID 19
As we consider populations most affected by COVID 19, Indigenous Peoples come to mind.
The International Vincentian Family Signed the Document Calling the World to Solidarity and Action to Protect the Homeless from Covid-19
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.
Our Children and COVID-19
According to UNICEF, children may be the hidden victims of COVID-19 as health systems buckle, borders close, and schools and businesses shutter.
“Standing in the Right Place,” With Vincent
“Standing in the Right Place,” With Vincent Father Tom McKenna, CM preached this homily at the St. Vincent's Day celebration for St Vincent's day homily to the Vincentian Family in New Orleans. In his letter on Consecrated Life this past year, Pope Francis pointed to...
VFCAP Venezuela
From VFCAP representative Remberth Falla: Around 80 Vincentian Family members from the eastern part of Venezuela are together to participate in the Vincentian Family Collaborative Action Program (VFCAP). The program is going forward with joy and enthusiasm. We're all...
Pope Francis speaks to Catholic Charities
Pope Francis’ remarks at St. Patrick’s Church in Washington should find deep resonance with the followers of Vincent, Louise, Frederic and all our heroes and heroines in the Vincentian Family. Pope Francis met with the homeless at Catholic Charities in Washington....
The CLAPVI Itinerant Mission
Collaborating now with the mission of the Daughters of Charity in Beni, Bolivia are four Vincentian priest-missionaries. Sr. Geralda McCluskey, D.C., originally from the USA and now stationed in the mission, coordinates the missionaries as they serve the “priest-less”...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of the Visitation of Mary (Hungary)
The Sisters of the Visitation of Mary (Anunciata) were established in 1883 at Budapest, Hungary, by several Daughters of Charity and Krankenjungfrauen (Nursing Sisters) who were sent to make a foundation and provide health care to the poor by Sister Leopoldine de...
Practical prayer – Robert Maloney, CM
In his usual clear and simple style former Vincentian Superior General, Robert Maloney, offers his thoughts for practical prayer in a recent issue of AMERICA Magazine. How Lord should we pray? Let us count the (15) ways. Like the wandering Russian in The Way of the...
How will you celebrate St. Vincent’s feast?
St. Vincent's feast will be lost in the shuffle this year. It falls on a Sunday... and the last day of Pope Francis' historic visit to the United States. How will you celebrate St. Vincent's feast? The following links lead to the pages of Congregation of the Mission...
“Vincentian Women Changing Communities with Joy and Hope”
Over 150 women from across the USA are gathering in New Orleans for their National Assembly 2015 . September 18 & 19, 2015 they are focusing on the theme “Vincentian Women Changing Communities with Joy and Hope” They arrive in New Orleans 10 years after Katrina,...
Collaboration of Bl. Rosalie and Bl. Frederic
One simple definition of collaboration is "Two or more people working together towards shared goals." What do we know of the collaboration of Bl. Rosalie and Bl. Frederic? What did Frederic and his companions learn? It was Rosalie who taught energetic but idealistic...