The Special Vincentian Catechesis began with a small group in 2004 as a response to prepare people with disabilities for the reception of the sacraments.
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Vincentian Family in Central America
by Edgardo Fuentes | April 25, 2024 | News, Vincentian Family | 3 Comments
The Central America Region is one of the 6 regions that make up the Vincentian Family in Latin America and the Caribbean (FAVILA).
Happiness
by Jim Claffey, CM | April 18, 2024 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
The annual World Happiness Report is out. But a lot of people won’t be happy.
Reviving and Refreshing the WORLD SOCIAL SUMMIT
by MaryAnn Dantuono, AIC, NGO Representative to the UN | April 4, 2024 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The Vincentian Family has an opportunity for increased activity and engagement with the UN’s Working Group to End Homelessness. You are invited to join with your prayers and stories of your good works.
Commission for Social Development
by Michelle Loisel, DC | March 21, 2024 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
The climate crisis is intensifying and it’s touching every part of our lives. Global efforts to address climate change are more urgent than ever.
Pilgrimage of Saint Vincent’s Relics in Slovenia, Serbia, and Northern Macedonia
by Vincentian Family Office | Feb 29, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family
January 25, 2020 marked the beginning of the pilgrimage of Saint Vincent’s relics to the countries of Slovenia, Serbia, Northern Macedonia, and Croatia.
Pope Francis on Lent – The Expected and Unexpected
by John Freund, CM | Feb 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
I should not have been but I was surprised by some of the things Pope Francis included in his Lenten Letter 2020
What Else?
by John Freund, CM | Sep 1, 2015 | Reflections, Vincentian Family
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...
Serve: The Family in the Philippines
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 31, 2015 | Formation, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
When the Vincentian Ministry began in the Philippines in 1862, only the Congregation of the Mission (CM) and the Daughters of Charity (DC) were part of St. Vincent de Paul’s “double family” in the country. The Ladies of Charity (LC), Society of St. Vincent de Paul...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 31, 2015 | Formation, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth were founded in 1812. Mother Catherine Spalding, along with Bishop John Baptist David, are honored together and remembered as co-founders of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.[1] In 1812, in the newly formed diocese of Bardstown,...
Fr. Gregory Gay sets the stage for Year of Mercy
by John Freund, CM | Aug 29, 2015 | Vincentian Family
Less than a year before Pope Francis called for a Year of Mercy, Father Gregory Gay, CM was called to present reflections on the theme of mercy for the General Chapter of the Brothers of Our Lady, Mother of Mercy (CMM), founded by the Dutch Bishop Joannes Zwijsen in...
Ladies of Charity Collaborate in Formation of Seminarians
by John Freund, CM | Aug 29, 2015 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, News, Vincentian Family
The Ladies of Charity website features a story about their collaboration in the formation of seminarians. Two young men studying for the priesthood at Christ the King Seminary in the Diocese of Buffalo participated in the activities at the Ladies of Charity Center as...
Feeling connected
by John Freund, CM | Aug 28, 2015 | Formation, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Feeling connected! When did you feel connected in a powerful way to some place in our Vincentian Heritage? Reading the reflection below reminded me of an experience over 30 years ago when at the mid-point of a 30 day retreat at Mt. Manresa on Staten Island my retreat...
Vincentian Family Responds to Ferguson
by John Freund, CM | Aug 28, 2015 | News, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
The St. Louis Review describes the reaction of the young adults who attended "The Vincentian Family Responds to Ferguson," a gathering of members of the associations or congregations whose apostolates in St. Louis are inspired by the Vincentian charism of service to...
If this is what the Junior Ladies of Charity can do…
by John Freund, CM | Aug 26, 2015 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, News, Vincentian Family
If this is what the Junior Ladies of Charity can do, then the future of the Ladies of Charity is assured. The charism of Vincent and Louise lives on and those in need are cared for! The range of their service is out of the ordinary. And kudos to the student who said...
Connect and Learn: Society of the Sacred Mission
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 24, 2015 | Formation, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
Founded in 1894 at London in England by Reverend Herbert Hamilton Kelly (1860-1950) as a result of earlier collaboration with C. J. Corie, Anglican bishop of Korea (consecrated 1889), in the establishment of the Korean Missionary Brotherhood for the training of...