by John Freund, CM | Jul 30, 2015 | Justice and Peace, News
Vinnies and Jesuits agree … Vinnies has thrown its support behind a landmark report which looked at structural issues behind poverty in Australia the entrenched disadvantage that is affecting a number of communities around the country. Dropping off the Edge 2015...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 30, 2015 | Justice and Peace, News
United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul National President asks support for Criminal Justice Reform Dear Vincentians: Our country’s incarceration system is tearing at the fabric of families and communities and is costing tax payers billions of dollars each year....
by John Freund, CM | Jul 29, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
A recent segment on “The Rachel Maddow Show” features the testimony of an Alaskan Daughter of Charity named Sr. Mary Peter Diaz and how it helped defeat a Koch Brothers-led effort to deny health care expansion in the state. Diaz’s testimony before...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 29, 2015 | News, Vincentian Family
Traveling to Italy this summer? If so, Padre Giuseppe Carulli of the Congregation of the Mission, Province of Naples is welcoming Vincentian Family pilgrims, families, groups, individuals to three of its strategically located houses in Italy – Naples...
by Ross Dizon | Jul 28, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), August 2, 2015 – Ex 16, 2-4. 12-15; Eph 4, 17. 20-24; Jn 6, 24-35 Put on the new self (Eph 4, 24) Jesus fully reveals God’s will for us. Those who are looking for Jesus do something good. The only thing they lack is a better...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 28, 2015 | News
Day Two of the General Assembly Salamanca 2015 We began this second day of our Assembly with the celebration of the Eucharist, recalling the life and the ministry of the Apostle, James. The liturgy was prepared by the delegation from Spain and was presided by Fr....
by John Freund, CM | Jul 28, 2015 | News
Father Guillermo Campuzano, CM who has been appointed the new CM representative at the UN. He replaces Fr. Joseph Foley, CM. Father Campuzano was born in Colombia and is a member of the Western Province of the United States. During the past eight years he has...
by Lynn L'Heureux | Jul 27, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
Hear His Voice – Love Letters from God – Modeling Jesus – Hoarding is not a Gospel Value Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday July 28, 2015 Dear Vincentian Family: Pray for the desire to experience God’s new life and a willingness to be healed and...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 27, 2015 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Marian Youth
Meet the New President of the International Vincentian Marian Youth Yancarlos de Jesus Carrasco from the Dominican Republic. Congratulations! Photo courtesy of Fr. Astor Rodriquez’ Facebook page. Follow events more closely in five languages...
by Vincentian Family Office | Jul 27, 2015 | Formation, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
The Vincentian Family in Slovakia is mostly bound together thanks to the nationwide collection called Fight against Hunger which is realized via selling gingerbread hearts. The yield from the selling is meant to support the poor from Haiti, Honduras, Ukraine, Albania...