January 25, 2020 marked the beginning of the pilgrimage of Saint Vincent’s relics to the countries of Slovenia, Serbia, Northern Macedonia, and Croatia.
Vincentian Family
Pope Francis on Lent – The Expected and Unexpected
I should not have been but I was surprised by some of the things Pope Francis included in his Lenten Letter 2020
What Did St. Vincent Do For the Homeless of His Day?
Vincent and Louise de Marillac were deeply committed to the education and moral formation of young people living on the streets or in dire conditions.
Where in the World are Vincentians? – Try Oceania
Where in the world are Vincentians? - Try Oceania - In this case Vincentians refers to the Congregation of the Mission rather than the Society of St. Vincent dePaul. For information about what they are doing visit their website http://vincentians.org.au/ or try their...
Praying with the Vincent de Paul Society
Resources for Praying with the Vincent de Paul Society St. Vincent De Paul Society Prayers Booklet* PDF St. Vincent De Paul Society Opening Prayer Powerpoint PDF St. Vincent De Paul Society Closing Prayer Powerpoint PDF Prayers for the St. Vincent De Paul...
SSVP Alive and Well in Scotland
SVDP alive and well in Scotland - Take 2000 members in 300 Conferences (groups), 28 schools and 3 universities. That makes SSVP Scotland! These members, who range from 8 years old (in Mini Vinnnies groups in primary schools) to around 80 years old in parish...
Solving Poverty: A Revolutionary Approach
Systemic change has many names. This article "The Rise of Antipoverty Relational Work" uses terminology, "relational work", not familiar to most in the Vincentian Family, to describe nonprofits revolutionary change in approach to solutions to poverty. Whatever the...
Vincentian Perspectives on Evangelization
Father Celestino Fernández, CM presented Vincentian Perspectives on Evangelization in the context of his presentation "Vincentian Contributions to the New Evangelization". The full talk was presented to the participants gathered at the IV General Assembly of the...
Dogsledding Daughter of Charity fights for health care expansion
A recent segment on "The Rachel Maddow Show" features the testimony of an Alaskan Daughter of Charity named Sr. Mary Peter Diaz and how it helped defeat a Koch Brothers-led effort to deny health care expansion in the state. Diaz's testimony before the Alaskan state...
Traveling to Italy this summer?
Traveling to Italy this summer? If so, Padre Giuseppe Carulli of the Congregation of the Mission, Province of Naples is welcoming Vincentian Family pilgrims, families, groups, individuals to three of its strategically located houses in Italy - Naples...
Meet new President of the Vincentian Marian Youth
Meet the New President of the International Vincentian Marian Youth Yancarlos de Jesus Carrasco from the Dominican Republic. Congratulations! Photo courtesy of Fr. Astor Rodriquez' Facebook page. Follow events more closely in five languages
Serve: the Vincentian Family in Slovakia – Fight against Hunger
The Vincentian Family in Slovakia is mostly bound together thanks to the nationwide collection called Fight against Hunger which is realized via selling gingerbread hearts. The yield from the selling is meant to support the poor from Haiti, Honduras, Ukraine, Albania...
