DePaul University

“I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.” -John Green My Vincentian Story begins in a church. As I grew up and learned about Catholicism, I always felt as if there was something missing. When I came to DePaul and learned the story of St....

Graciela Covarrubias takes the Vincentian question, "What must be done?" to heart. When this third-year student observed her peers having trouble defining DePaul's mission, she decided to take action. "Over time, I noticed that other students couldn't explain DePaul's...

My Origins I was born and raised in Chicago, but grew up in a traditional Mexican Catholic household. By traditional I mean that my family and I would go to church every Sunday morning and have breakfast together afterwards. Another thing was that I was never allowed...

Context Catherine Laboure is, in my mind, the forgotten Vincentian figure. This saint lived in 19th century France. When Catherine was only 9 years old, her mother died. To help cope, young Catherine took a picture of the Blessed Virgin Mary off of her wall,...