by John Freund, CM | Feb 9, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
The call to erect “Abraham’s tent” on Vincentian campuses is an unrecognized opportunity for conversion, evangelization and mutual dialogue. In “Hospitality on a Vincentian Campus: Welcoming the Stranger Outside Our Tent,” a forthcoming article in...
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 8, 2016 | Formation, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
If collaboration has a necessary aspect, it is the strong bond of unity that makes us rely on one another. To better fulfill our unique mission —and let us not forget that it is to announce the Good News and to serve those in need— it is essential that we support one...
by Lynn L'Heureux | Feb 8, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
God’s Family – Faith to Spread the Light of Christ – Worth Every Penny – Open My Eyes Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday February 9, 2016 Vincentian Family: Please pray for one another and those we serve. Your work is important and...
by Vincentian Family Office | Feb 8, 2016 | Formation, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
The Sisters of the Sacramental Heart of Jesus was founded in Zacatecas, Mexico by San José María Robles Hurtado (1888-1927), a martyr of the persecution of the Mexican Church. His charisma is “Extending the Kingdom of Love of the Heart of Jesus in the...
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 7, 2016 | Formation
Spend 5 minutes in quiet reflective thought about Blessed Sister Rosalie with this video based on her correspondence and the witness of her Sisters. You will soon see that she was sensitive to all suffering: “There is something that is choking me and takes away my...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 7, 2016 | News
The Vincentian Center for Church and Society at St. John’s—along with the faculty Vincentian Research Fellows—hosted the daylong event, entitled “Care for Our Common Home: The Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor.” Approximately 240 participants, attendees,...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 7, 2016 | News, Systemic change
Ozanam Scholars, like thousands of Vincentian Volunteers, can be found… wherever! Every year, from periods of ten days to two years and more, Vincentians are acting as missionaries: using their skills to encounter, to partner with, and to be changed by the experience...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 6, 2016 | Formation, Vincentian Family
Vincentians in Partnership the Vincentian Family in Great Britain hosted three sessions by Vincentian Leader, Sr. Caroljean Willie, Sister of Charity of Cincinnati. These presented an important opportunity to hear about and discuss Pope Francis’ Encyclical...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 6, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
We are happy to present the Lenten Letter to the Vincentian Family in Slideshare (presentation) format. We hope you will enjoy using it for reflection throughout the Lenten Season. In some ways it will allow you almost literally to walk alongside him and the thoughts...
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 6, 2016 | Church, News, Pope
The second video of “The Pope Video” series, an initiative promoted by the Vatican, was released Friday, February 5. In it, the Holy Father explains his intentions for universal prayer and evangelization. Every month we will see a new two-minute video from...
