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Missing Millennials – What We Might Be Missing
by John Freund, CM | August 23, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 3 Comments
Could living Vincent’s Values be attractive to millennials?
Vincentian Family in Celebration: 22 years of the Beatification of Frederic Ozanam!
by Javier F. Chento | August 22, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
On this date of August 22nd, 2019, we celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the beatification of Antoine Frederic Ozanam, cofounder of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.
International Day For The Preservation Of The Ozone Layer
by Catherine Prendergast | August 22, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments
Ozone Layer Day occurs just a week before UN Secretary-General António Guterres hosts the 2019 Climate Action Summit on 23 September in New York.
Interview with Brother René Stockman, Superior General of the Brothers of Charity
by Elena Grazini | August 21, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
We continue with the series of interviews in order to get to know the protagonists, on this occasion Brother René Stockman, Superior General of the Brothers of Charity.
Vincentian Prayer Images: The Cries of the Poor Then and Now
by John Freund, CM | Jun 2, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
The hardships of war emptied out the homes of the poor in Vincent’s day. How will we work for those driven from their homes today?
Vincentian Prayer Images: Sr. Marta’s Gift To a Family
by John Freund, CM | May 26, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Sr. Marta’s generous gift to a young family…
Visit to the United Nation in Geneva
by Sr. Franca Edet, DC | May 21, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Sister Franca Edet, DC, who is a member of the Daughters of Charity United Nations Advisory Group, had the opportunity to visit the Daughters of Charity in Geneva and to visit the UN there.
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...