In 1617 Vincent dePaul established the Confraternities of Charity, the first of the many foundations that would later become known as the Vincentian Family. This downloadable trifold pamphlet provides thumbnails sketches of some of these branches.
Sr. Julie Cutter, DC writes of the Vincentian Family participation in the People’s Climate Change March in NYC which drew literally hundreds of thousands.
In “Capwiz, the Pope and Politicians Who Genuinely Care” Tom Dwyer, Northeast Region SVdP Voice of the Poor Coordinator, provides a crash course in why and how to speak out on behalf to those who are marginalized and we serve with our hands on services.
Vincentian Family – Calling the Righteous – Irritations and Spirituality Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast September 30, 2014
President-elect Mary Ann Dantuono expressed the prayerful support of the Ladies of Charity AIC-USA for the efforts to build peace to Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations.
In case you have any doubts about the importance of mobile phones in ministry as outlined in these two bullet points for the folks at Internet Evangelism Day scan their infographic which follows.
Sunday, 28 September is to be set aside as a Day of Prayer for the III Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, scheduled to take place from 5 to 219 October to treat the topic: The Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the Context of Evangelization.
We can borrow Vincent de Paul’s tough questions about how to best help those most in need. So writes Meghan Clark sharing her post Vincentian pilgrimage reflections on immigrant communities Paris and Queens.
