General Assembly 2016
What is Vincentian Collaboration?
This informative and challenging video was presented at the 2016 General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission....
Superior General’s Homily: Closing Mass of AG2016CM
Although specifically directed to the members of the General Assembly, Fr. Mavrič's homily has thoughts for the whole...
New Curia of the Congregation of the Mission
Day 12 of the General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission marked the final elections of the Assistants General...
Interview with Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, held in 2013
In the magazine Vincentiana, No. 4 of 2013, appeared an interview with Fr. Tomaz Mavric, CM, then Visitor of the Vice-Province of Saints Cyril and Methodius, who has been elected Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission last week. For those who are...
Homily of Fr. Mavrič at the Vincentian Family Mass
Rev. Tomaž Mavrič, C.M. 24th Successor to Saint Vincent de Paul Homily, July 10, 2016 https://youtu.be/cNhozEvQBXA It is with great joy and thankfulness to God that I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all the members of the different branches of the...
Vincentian Family Mass in Chicago
Members of the General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission, meeting in Chicago, joined the parishioners of St. Vincent de Paul parish and the Vincentian Family of Chicago in the celebration of Sunday Mass. Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, new Superior General of the...
CM General Assembly News, Day 13 #AG2016CM
Day 13, July 9: Sweet Home Chicago After prayer, the assembly began as usual with the prayer for the assembly and the approval of the minutes. The Synthesis and Redaction Committee then presented the first draft of the final document. While waiting for copies of the...
CM General Assembly News, Day 12 #AG2016CM
Day 12, July 8: After approving the minutes, the assembly watched a short video from the seminarians of Colombia. They then began the election of the assistants general. The first assistant elected was Aaron Gutierrez. He is 65 years old, the visitor of Mexico, a...
CM General Assembly News, Day 10 #AG2016CM
Day 10, July 6: Solidarity The day began with mass celebrated by Fr. Tomaz with the main concelebrants being Michael Talapkanych, the other delegate from the vice-province of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, and Paul Roche of Ireland, the former vice-provincial. In his first...
CM General Assembly News, Day 06 #AG2016CM
Day 6, July 2: Discerning Hearts After approving the minutes, Guiseppe Turati, the Secretary General, gave a report on the statistical data of the Congregation. Members total 3,187, a 3 percent decrease from the last assembly, yet new vocations equal those who have...
CM General Assembly News, Day 05 #AG2016CM
Day 5, July 1 Family Values After the usual greetings of the day and the approval of the minutes, the assembly heard from John Rybolt, who announced the completion of the history of the Congregation and a commemorative volume that will be given to each province. Joe...
CM General Assembly News, Day 04 #AG2016CM
Back to Hogwarts We returned to Cortelyou Commons, our regular meeting space, this morning. Thanks to Fr. Dennis Holtschneider and DePaul, the problem with the generator was fixed during the night. Hogwarts, you ask? Yesterday, when saying where we would be meeting, a...