What Else?
Would you dare ask Jesus “What else”? A young man did. In the lead story in the September issue of E-Voc S. Janet Gildea asks “What Else?”. E-Voc is the electronic newsletter from the Vocation Team of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati for...
Will you pray for creation?
Pope Francis has asked all to prayer for creation on September 1. Pope Francis wishes to remind us that: “Christians are called to an ecological conversion whereby the effects of their encounter with Jesus Christ become evident in their relationship with the world...
Jesus at our Meetings
Service in Hope – Hearer & Doer – Footprints – Jesus at our Meetings Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday September 1, 2015 Wonderful Vincentian Servants: Here we are into September and most of us are back from holidays and are busy, busy, and...
Serve: The Family in the Philippines
When the Vincentian Ministry began in the Philippines in 1862, only the Congregation of the Mission (CM) and the Daughters of Charity (DC) were part of St. Vincent de Paul’s “double family” in the country. The Ladies of Charity (LC), Society of St. Vincent de Paul...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth were founded in 1812. Mother Catherine Spalding, along with Bishop John Baptist David, are honored together and remembered as co-founders of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.[1] In 1812, in the newly formed diocese of Bardstown,...
“Touched” reflection by Fr. Pat Griffin
a Vincentian must be close enough to touch and be touched.
Fr. Gregory Gay sets the stage for Year of Mercy
Less than a year before Pope Francis called for a Year of Mercy, Father Gregory Gay, CM was called to present reflections on the theme of mercy for the General Chapter of the Brothers of Our Lady, Mother of Mercy (CMM), founded by the Dutch Bishop Joannes Zwijsen in...
Ladies of Charity Collaborate in Formation of Seminarians
The Ladies of Charity website features a story about their collaboration in the formation of seminarians. Two young men studying for the priesthood at Christ the King Seminary in the Diocese of Buffalo participated in the activities at the Ladies of Charity Center as...Feeling connected
Feeling connected! When did you feel connected in a powerful way to some place in our Vincentian Heritage? Reading the reflection below reminded me of an experience over 30 years ago when at the mid-point of a 30 day retreat at Mt. Manresa on Staten Island my retreat...
Vincentian Family Responds to Ferguson
The St. Louis Review describes the reaction of the young adults who attended “The Vincentian Family Responds to Ferguson,” a gathering of members of the associations or congregations whose apostolates in St. Louis are inspired by the Vincentian charism of...
