U.N. Promotes Youth Labor Skills #WYSD2016
Promoting youth labor skills is the topic of this week’s post by Sr. Margaret O’Dwyer, DC, from the United Nations. No doubt our Vincentian Family members engaged in personnel, education, or youth-related ministries understand we are experiencing “vertical...
Homily of Fr. Mavrič at the Vincentian Family Mass
Rev. Tomaž Mavrič, C.M. 24th Successor to Saint Vincent de Paul Homily, July 10, 2016 It is with great joy and thankfulness to God that I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all the members of the different branches of the Vincentian Family in the USA as well...
Vincentian Family Mass in Chicago
Members of the General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission, meeting in Chicago, joined the parishioners of St. Vincent de Paul parish and the Vincentian Family of Chicago in the celebration of Sunday Mass. Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, new Superior General of the...
A Vincentian View: The Cross and the Crucifix
A Vincentian View Fr. Patrick J. Griffin, CM “The Cross and the Crucifix” How close are you to a cross at this very moment? Could you reach into your pocket and find the cross on the end of your rosary? Is one attached to your collar or around your neck? Is there...
Ozanam on systemic change – little known insights
His insights on what we would call today “systemic change” reveal a profoundly deep thinker and critic of a piecemeal approach to serving the poor.
Now on Social: Gotta Get Organized
Being organized for an event is now an intensely “social media” process. In the run-up to World Youth Day with Pope Francis in Krakow, young Catholics from across England and Wales signed up for a Social Media Masterclass on Mercy. Organized by the...
Mystic of Christ’s compelling charity
Jesus is the Lord of the harvest. To work with him means to be a mystic of charity. To be a mystic of charity supposes, in the first place, that one is like Abraham or Martha. Both avail of the moments of grace. Abraham opens his tent to travelers who are such...
Sr. Rejane Cytacki named Executive Director of Eco-Justice Center
Sister Rejane Cytacki, member of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (SCL), has been named executive director of the Racine Dominican’s Eco-Justice Center in Racine, Wisconsin. She holds a master’s degree in earth literacy and has been an environmental...
CM General Assembly News, Day 13 #AG2016CM
Day 13, July 9: Sweet Home Chicago After prayer, the assembly began as usual with the prayer for the assembly and the approval of the minutes. The Synthesis and Redaction Committee then presented the first draft of the final document. While waiting for copies of the...
