New Deadline for SSVP Literary Contest on Lallier
New deadline for submissions to the 2018 International Literary Contest “The First Conference” In order to allow more time and receive more contributions from participants, the International General Council (CGI) of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul decided to extend...
Seton Center Ribbon Cutting
On Tuesday, July 10, Seton Center, Inc., in collaboration with Morgan-Keller Construction and the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce, hosted a Ribbon Cutting and Dedication Ceremony to celebrate the successful construction of and move into their new building at 226...
July 30: Feast of St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M.
St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. was an Italian Vincentian ahead of his time in his promotion of indigenous clergy in Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Some People Never Pay Attention to Their Experiences
Vincent looked for and discovered new ways of serving because he was an active contemplative. He stepped back from daily details to look at them through God’s eyes. He became one of the most creative forces of his time.
In defense of the victims of the dictatorship in Chile: A Vincentian Missionary
One of our missionaries, who in his youth was among the victims of the repressive and penal methods of the dictatorship, addressed an open letter.
A Canadian View: The Guaranteed Basic Income Part 2
In my article earlier this month I discussed the concept of a guaranteed basic income to having a major impact on poverty. Did you know that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a strong supporter of a basic income? In fact, Dr. King was planning a new march on Washington...
Cultural Emergence – SJU Ozanam Scholars in Accra, Ghana
Cultural Emergence Through Academic Scholarship, Vincentian Leadership and Global Citizenship SJU Ozanam Scholars: Accra, Ghana Seraiah Romero with Catherine Prendergast, DC (Video credits to the Ozanam Scholars Program, produced by Seraiah Romero and music by...
Press Release in Solidarity with Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Migrants in the United States
Considering the situations of need, of violence, and of the curtailment of fundamental rights, the International Vincentian Network for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation recently published a communiqué in solidarity with the peoples of Nicaragua, Venezuela...
A Vincentian View: Speaking the Same Language
A Vincentian View: “Speaking the Same Language” For the past few weeks, I have had the pleasure of preaching retreats in Ireland and England. I also had the opportunity to give some conferences in Paris. All these talks were for our Sisters, the Daughters...
Systemic change challenges us to mission
Mission challenges us to systemic change Systemic Change is something radical. It does what it says: The prophet Jeremiah: “This day I set you over nations and over kingdoms, to root up and to tear down, to destroy and to demolish, to build and to plant” (Jr...
