Articles for coronavirus

‘New Wine in new Wineskins’: Religious Life in the Post-Coronavirus Era

by Sr. Beatrix Han, SC | March 22, 2021 | News | 0 Comments

Being paralyzed by the pandemic, the world had to admit some uncomfortable truths: “Everyone on the planet is connected” — “When you are ill, so am I”

Young Adult Vincentians’ Lenten Reflection (video)

by Famvin Media Resources | March 21, 2021 | Formation | 1 Comment

Virtual programs offered by the St. Vincent de Paul Young Adult Center in Philadelphia have enabled them to continue their mission during the pandemic.

The Importance of Spiritual Advisors in Times of Pandemic

by .famvin | March 20, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Keeping the flame of the Vincentian charism burning has been a challenge during the pandemic.

A Compass for the “New Normal”

by Vincentian Family Office | March 15, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

More than a year after the beginning of painful experience of the Covid-19 Pandemic and with the certainty of being at the beginning of the end and with vaccination underway, the world begins to draw conclusions and imagine what the future might be like.

Ladies of Charity of Knoxville: Keeping the needy fed during the pandemic

by .famvin | Jul 25, 2020 | News

The emergency assistance program of the Ladies of Charity of Knoxville was featured in an article on the East Tennessee Catholic website.

Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, #4: Leadership is Important!

by A young lay Vincentian from the United States | Jul 22, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

It’s good to take a step back and look at leadership during these times. How did our leaders respond?

AIC-Argentina Tackles the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Javier F. Chento | Jul 21, 2020 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, News

The AIC volunteers in Bahía Blanca, Argentina are offering a range of services to disadvantaged people in their local community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

True to His Mission until Death

by Ross Dizon | Mar 31, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Jesus is the one whom God has sent to bring the Good News to the poor. He endures the cross to stay true to his mission. And he wants us to be like him. Jesus enters Jerusalem to the cheers of the crowds. They hail him “the Son of David.” They welcome him as the true...

What Can the Coronavirus Teach us During this Season of Lent?

by Eduardo Marques Almeida | Mar 31, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

This year Lent seems to be asking something more from each one of us. This is the time of the coronavirus, we can have very different attitudes which change as the crisis develop…

Vincentian Prayer Images: The Front Lines and the Plague

by John Freund, CM | Mar 31, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

We salute all those who risk their lives on the front lines in our hospitals and clinics!

Procession of the Blessed Sacrament and the Miraculous Virgin in Manila (Philippines)

by Javier F. Chento | Mar 30, 2020 | News, Vincentian Family

With the permission of the local authorities, the Vicenciana Family organized last Sunday, March 22, a procession around Tandang Sora Avenue in Metro Manila (Philippines), praying for the prompt resolution of the world coronavirus pandemic.

Relive the Prayer Gathering of the Vincentian Family (March 28) … Praying for an End to the Pandemic

by Javier F. Chento | Mar 30, 2020 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice

On March 28th, more than 650 people from all over the world gathered together on Facebook Live for a moment of prayer led by Father Tomaž Mavrič, CM

Annual Vincentian Pilgrimage Rescheduled for December 2020

by Vincentian Family Office | Mar 30, 2020 | News

Each year during the month of April, thousands of young Vincentians gather together for a pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida in São Paulo, Brazil.