![St. Vincent, and All Vincentians, As Formators](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/10/st-vincent-formator-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
St. Vincent, and All Vincentians, As Formators
Most of St. Vincent’s letters, documents, and conferences were aimed at the formation of those whom he had gathered together in the service of the poor, and we are called to act in the same spirit.
![Niagara University Students Help Rebuild after Hurricane Harvey](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/01/hurricane-harvey-restoration-work-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Niagara University Students Help Rebuild after Hurricane Harvey
About 40 students from Niagara University spent some of their break helping Hurricaine Harvey victims rebuild their homes.
![ROTC Cadet Takes the Service Component of SJUs Vincentian Mission to Heart](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/02/StJohnsU_ROTC-Cadet-Photo-FI-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
ROTC Cadet Takes the Service Component of SJUs Vincentian Mission to Heart
Nicholas J. VanSlyke, a cadet in St. John’s Red Storm Battalion of the US Army ROTC has dedicated his college years to preparing to serve our country.
![How a Smashed Car Helped Build a Better Community in New Jersey](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/02/Smashed-Car-NJ-FI-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
How a Smashed Car Helped Build a Better Community in New Jersey
It all started when the personal vehicle of the president of the Society of St Vincent DePaul was rear-ended – the back end smashed beyond repair.
![A Heart On Fire 400 Years Ago Shaped Our Church Today (Part 1)](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/01/vincent-heart-on-fire-video-series-1-featured-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
A Heart On Fire 400 Years Ago Shaped Our Church Today (Part 1)
St. Vincent’s legacy has stood the test of time because he not only changed his world, but anticipated many of the most exciting currents in today’s Church. Part 1 of a new video series written and narrated by Fr. John Freund, C.M.
![Depaul USA Program for Homeless College Students](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/01/depaul-usa-homeless-college-students-featured-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Depaul USA Program for Homeless College Students
Depaul USA has been addressing what may be a hidden problem to the average American: homeless college students, and in Chicago they have started a homeless housing program called Dax designed just for students.
![World Youth Day – From the Perspective of an Older Generation](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/01/admin-wyd-1080x630.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
World Youth Day – From the Perspective of an Older Generation
“Youth are needed because of their boldness and audacity, even their imprudence. They provide us with new ideas and a new way of doing things that we had never imagined.” Frederic Ozanam
![A Canadian View: Hope and Despair](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/02/a-canadian-view-jim-paddon-featured-1080x675.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
A Canadian View: Hope and Despair
On a recent day of doing four home visits with my partner, I saw two very different views on what this year may have in store for us: Hope and Despair.
![Today (January 24) Is First UN International Day Of Education](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/04/vincentian-family-UN-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Today (January 24) Is First UN International Day Of Education
Today, to celebrate the role education plays in peace and development, it will honor the first UN International Day of Education.
![A Vincentian View: A Call to Conversion](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2015/11/fr.-griffin-reflections.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
A Vincentian View: A Call to Conversion
I am struck by the way in which “the feast of the Conversion of Paul” creates a context at beginning and end with which Vincent’s bounds his remembrance.