A Vincentian priest once encouraged us Daughters of Charity not only to see the face of Christ in those who are poor,...
Bolivia
The CLAPVI Itinerant Mission
Collaborating now with the mission of the Daughters of Charity in Beni, Bolivia are four Vincentian...
How to get things done in the Vincentian Family
We’ve just begun planning for training in collaboration as part of our National Vincentian Family 2015
Amanacer – Street children
Amanecer was started by Sr. Stephanie Murray of the Daughters of Charity in 1981. She was motivated by the increasing number of abandoned children living on the streets of the city as a result of poor economic conditions. "A new beginning where the past is...
Letting people we serve speak in their own voice
We talk about the need to be the "voice of the poor". Have you ever used the phone? Now you can use it to “report in” as the “voice of the poor” on the Internet. Just call a toll-free number, speak and then hang up. Voila! You have created and posted a podcast. “But...
Vincentian mission celebrates in the high plains of Bolivia
Father Aidan Rooney , CM writes, "You did it! - It was a perfect day to celebrate the dedication of the new chapel/formation center thanks to your efforts and kind donations. " Over one hundred faithful filled the new center to celebrate the Eucharist and to kick off...
AIC Celebrates 100 Years in Bolivia
On the Feast of St. Vincent this year, over 100 members of the AIC in Bolivia gathered to celebrate their one hundredth anniversary of service to the poor throughout Bolivia. In a celebration that opened with the Eucharist, the members recalled the service of some of...
Gathering Young People on the Altiplano Bolivia
Gathering youth to form the next generation is a universal issue for the Vincentian Family. Aidan Rooney and Diego Plá write from the parish of San Pedro in Mocomoco Bolivia, of a successful first gathering of rural young people. Hopefully, some of them will become...
Getting the News in Bolivia – Coping with “slow”
So, here I am, on the Bolivian Altiplano, serving in a Vincentian International mission. I'm on Facebook and I write a blog. We don't have cable. We don't have 4G or 3G connections. We have very slow 2G, like most of the rural developing world. In countries like...
Vincentian Formation Center in the Bolivian mountains
Aidan Rooney, CM: Howdy from Bolivia! We've just about finished our new formation center/chapel in Wilalcala -- one of the communities in our sprawling parish. The Eastern Province of the Congregation made a nice contribution to the work, as did many confreres. To...
A voice from the mountains of Bolivia… and how he got there
Father Astor Rodriquez captured Fr. Aidan Rooney, CM and his journey from Staten Island to El Alto and the mountains of Bolivia. And as you see below he may be in the mountains of Bolivia but he is always connected! Voces Vicentinas Aidan on Picasa Aidan on YouTube...
Vincentians for Peace begin month-long project in Bolivia
The team will remain in Bolivia exactly for a month, visiting such Bolivian cities, as Sucre, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Potosí, Tarija, La Paz and El Alto. In those places, the Vincentians volunteers will have as their main mission to organize, stimulate and found...