by John Freund, CM | May 7, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Before Henry Ford built his first car, he was quoted as saying: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would’ve said faster horses.” The right answer, but the wrong question. The astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus asked in 1543: “Could it be...
by John Freund, CM | May 7, 2016 | Church, Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Pope Francis not only raises consciousness about those who are homeless but in so many ways models comprehensive pastoral care of the homeless. After reading the following what questions does it raise for Vincentian Family ministries with the homeless. The Pope’s...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 6, 2016 | News
She’s making someone’s life a little better. Megan Rogers, a sophomore business major at Niagara University, has been named a 2016 Newman Civic Fellow for demonstrating outstanding leadership and civic engagement. Megan is among 218 students in the country...
by Famvin Media Resources | May 6, 2016 | Formation
In the article “The Concept of Consecration in the Writings of Louise de Marillac,” Sr. Carmen Urrizburu, DC, notes that in the convent where Louise was placed as a child after the death of her father, she came to understand that ‘consecration’...
by Elizabeth Astridge | May 6, 2016 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity
The International Day of Prayer for AIC is Monday, May 9, 2016 when we celebrate the Feast of Saint Louise. Below is a prayer for the occasion, with a downloadable pdf at the end. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER (2016) Feast of Saint Louise de Marillac Opening Prayer: As...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 5, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Client? This story was created on June 14th, in Golden, Colorado. It was created during the year end retreat for the Colorado Vincentian Volunteers. Find out more about their organization:...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 5, 2016 | Collaboration, Formation, Reflections
When is someone ready to lead? In 2010, Bill George of the Harvard Business School said this: In retrospect, it seems obvious people weren’t responding to “top down” leadership. Why not? The craftsman-apprentice model has been replaced by learning...
by Javier F. Chento | May 5, 2016 | Announcements, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Subsistence farmers in Haiti and economic development experts say they are dismayed by a planned influx of American-grown peanuts from a U.S. agricultural surplus that they fear could undercut a vital cash crop in the impoverished Caribbean nation. (Dieu Nalio...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 5, 2016 | News, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
In our Vincentian Family office at the UN we are creating opportunities for different members of the family to come and experience the kind of work we do here. One important group target for us is the young members of our family. This year we had already students from...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 4, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
On our campus at St. John’s University, Vincentians walk everywhere, says Victoria O’Keefe. Religious can be found leading prayer on the athletic courts and fields, teaching in the front of classrooms, and working in the campus ministry office. Students are performing...