As I’m sitting at my computer, writing this on World Water day (March 22, 2020), I’m very much aware of the discrepancies throughout our world, our shared planet.
Vincentian Family
Vincentian Family Statement on the Pandemic Caused by COVID-19
In light of the pandemic caused by the coronavirus which has affected every country throughout the world, the...
Smiling With Vincentians and Popes
Taking a break from the news of the day let’s smile with Vincentians and Popes!
“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...
Vincentian Family seeds planted in Mongolia
Mongolia is one of the latest countries where the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is established. The Mongolian SSVP was created in Ulaanbaatar in 2005 by a group of Catholic lay people from South Korea. Mrs. Kwon Helena, a Korean Resident in Mongolia and some...
Presenting Visually: Vincentian Family Philippines
So, you've made yourself a powerpoint and you want to share it. The problem is, some people like Windows desktop computers, some people like Macintosh, and some Linux. Some use tablets. Some only use their smartphones. So, you post your powerpoint for download, and...
Connect and Learn: Missionary Catechists of the Miraculous Medal
Archbishop Francis Beckmann, C.M., (1883-1963), was the 3rd archbishop of Panama. He promoted catechetical formation by organizing the First Catechetical Congress and by creating the School of Catechists. He always insisted upon the teaching of catechism as the basis...
Connect and Learn: Brothers CMM
The Congregation of the Brothers CMM was founded in 1844 in Tilburg (The Netherlands). The Founder, Bishop Joannes Zwijsen, was deeply moved by the poverty that he encountered in this quickly growing industrial town and in the countryside around it: children without...
Additional September events in Vincentian Family
An earlier post highlighted events of significance in the Vincentian Family. In addition there are two other events... September 12-14, 2015 40th Anniversary of the Canonization of Elizabeth Ann Seton See Press Release 40th for events celebrated at the National Shrine...
September in the Vincentian Family
The month of September marks many milestones across the Vincentian Family. 8 – Death of Frederic Ozanam – 1853 9 – Feast of Blessed Frederic Ozanam, 9 – Birth of Sr. Rosalie Rendu, DC – 1786 11 – Founding of St. Elizabeth College, [Convent Station] NJ – 1899 14...
What Else?
Would you dare ask Jesus "What else"? A young man did. In the lead story in the September issue of E-Voc S. Janet Gildea asks "What Else?". E-Voc is the electronic newsletter from the Vocation Team of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati for single women wondering...
