Vincentian Family
“Why Can’t a Woman Be More Like a Man?”
by John Freund, CM | August 9, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
“Why can’t a woman be more like a man?” “Why can’t a man be more like a woman?” These questions have been asked for centuries …
Interview with Mother Marilena Bertini, Superior General of the Sisters Ministers of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
by Elena Grazzini | August 8, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Interview of Mother Marilena Bertini, Superior General of the Sisters Ministers of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul.
Message On International Day: Preserve Indigenous Languages
by Margaret O'Dwyer | August 8, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment
At the United Nations in New York on August 9, the UN will observe International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples with a four-fold program.
Meeting of the Vincentian Family in Nicaragua
by Vincentian Family Office | August 5, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
On July 20, 2019, the branches that make up the National Council of the Vincentian Family gathered at Casa Bethania (Community of the Daughters of Charity) in Boaco, Nicaragua
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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.
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Easter Message from Father Tomaž Mavrič
by Thiago Tibúrcio | Apr 13, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family
Father Tomaž Mavrič, CM, published a series of videos to encourage those who follow our charism to help those in need … even during this pandemic.
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UN Focuses Upon COVID-19
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Apr 2, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Due to uncertainties posed by the Corona Virus, the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women was scaled back to one day from nearly two weeks, with all NGO-related events cancelled.
Vincentian Family seeds planted in Mongolia
by John Freund, CM | Sep 16, 2015 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
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
by Vincentian Family Office | Sep 15, 2015 | Formation, Social, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
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
by Vincentian Family Office | Sep 14, 2015 | Formation, Other Branch News, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
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
by Vincentian Family Office | Sep 7, 2015 | Collaboration, Formation, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
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
by John Freund, CM | Sep 6, 2015 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, 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
by Vincentian Family Office | Sep 4, 2015 | News, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
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?
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,...