Systemic change programs of the Charity Federation
This 16 minute video presents a report made at the last meeting of the Sisters of Charity Federation… Congratulations to Sr. Jean Rhoads DC, who presented the Systemic Change Report of the Federation congregations. Les Religieuses de Notre-Dame-du-Sacre-Coeur...
#famvin400 Now on Social
As we prepare for the run-up to the 400th anniversary of the Vincentian charism, watch for material on .famvin social media. There will be long, medium-length and short videos to spur your imagination and that you can share by social media (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)...
Surprises and more surprises
Jesus does not cease to surprise. He uses surprises to teach us everything, through the Holy Spirit, and to guide us to all truth. What a surprise of surprises surely for the disciples to see their Teacher alive after his crucifixion and burial! His entry into the...
What’s Happening in Kansas City?!
Opportunities for hospitality/short term volunteering in the K.C. metro area are taken advantage of by several groups of enthusiastic university students during their spring breaks. Seven young women from Creighton U., Omaha, Nebraska served in Vincentian related...
Open reflections in the Year of Vincentian Collaboration (2)
2. What it means to be a member of the Family Basing myself on Fr. Eli’s clear ideas, I dare expand the horizon of what, in my humble opinion, could encompass relationships among the members of the Family in this year of Vincentian Collaboration, a year that could...
Image of God
Image of God – Vincentian Hero’s Serve – Listen, Recognize the Truth – Come to the Table Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Please Pray for each other. I ask for special prayers for the people in Fort Mc Murray Alberta, Canada who...
Vincentian Family Leaders Reflections on Collaboration: Responses to Fr. Gregory Gay, C.M.’s Letter of January 2015
St. Vincent de Paul told us “We should assist the poor in every way and do it both by ourselves and by enlisting the help of others…. to do this is to preach the gospel by words and work” (CCD 12: Conf. #195). The Vincentian family was invited to focus 2015 as the...
May 8: Death of Bl. Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, SC
On May 8, 1927, Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, a Sister of Charity of St. Elizabeth, died at Saint Elizabeth Hospital, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. She was 26 years old. She is the fourth native-born American woman to have been beatified. Who was she?
Vincentians of Wherever: Working for Peace
You’ll find them everywhere: alumni of our many institutions. Our world exhibits a need for true change socially, economically, and politically. Innovative leaders can usher through progressive changes with the right programs and the right tools as the world...
Rededication of the SVHRC Chapel
St. Vincent’s Healthcare and Rehab Center (SVHRC), formally St. Vincent’s Nursing Home, a division of St. Joseph’s Healthcare System in New Jersey, recently honored the rededication of its Chapel, a special place for residents, visitors, family and staff to...
