“When a person or a place impressed him, he drew a sketch of it. Such sketches dot his diary.”
Congregation of the Mission
July 9: St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M.
In February of 1791, three missionaries including Fr. Francis Regis Clet, C.M., departed for China.
The Congregation of the Mission of Saint Vincent de Paul Celebrates its XLIII General Assembly
Theme: Revitalizing our identity at the beginning of the 5th century of the Congregation of the Mission. During the...
That “Other” Virus
I am not aware of anyone writing about the impact of Zooming on the Vincentian Charism. I offer this “Mindwalk” as personal reflections.
Devotion to St. Justin de Jacobis in Eritrea and Ethiopia
St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. (feast day: July 30) faced and overcame many challenges and hardships. His humility, goodness, and charity inspired vocations to the priesthood and converted many others in 19th century Abyssinia.
July 26: Arrival of Felix de Andreis, C.M., Joseph Rosati, C.M., and companions in the U.S.
They sailed to Baltimore, MD, primarily to establish a seminary in the Louisiana territory.
Rip Van Winkle Waking Up In a “Post-COVID World”
We haven’t been awake to how digital technology is changing the landscape of our lives.
Bishop Andrew E. Bellisario, CM Named New Metropolitan Archbishop of Anchorage-Juneau
Pope Francis named the current bishop of Juneau and apostolic administrator for Anchorage, Andrew E. Bellisario, CM as the new metropolitan archbishop of Anchorage-Juneau.
200th Anniversary of the Congregation of the Mission in Brazil (1820-2020)
The members of the Congregation of the Mission in the Brazilian Province celebrate the 200th anniversary of their presence and service in this country,
April 17, 1625: First Establishment of the Congregation of the Mission, Bons Enfants
A presentation telling the story of the first establishment of the Congregation of the Mission by St. Vincent de Paul and its founding patroness, Madame de Gondi.
Jean-Marie Odin, C.M.: Vincentian Missionary on the American Frontier
Jean-Marie Odin, CM leaves a great legacy in the history of the Congregation of the Mission. He became one of America’s most renowned Catholic frontier missionaries.
“Song on the Scaffold” of Bl. Pierre RenĂ© Rogue, C.M.
Story of the “Song on the Scaffold” of Blessed Pierre RenĂ© Rogue, C.M., martyr of the French Revolution.
