Vincentian Family
A Vincentian View: Joseph and Psalm 1
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 31, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Do you want to hear Joseph pray? You might begin with Psalm 1.
A Vincentian View: The Grace of Graces
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
“We need only ask Saint Joseph for the grace of graces: our conversion” (PC p. 9).
A Vincentian View: The Fiat of St. Joseph
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 3, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
“In every situation, Joseph declared his own “fiat,” like those of Mary at the Annunciation and Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.”
A Vincentian View: Dreamers
by Pat Griffin, CM | February 17, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
Joseph, Vincent and Louise, Francis, and many others invite us to think about what is possible as we open our eyes to God’s grace for a different and better world.
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A Vincentian View: The Holy Name of Jesus
by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 8, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
From the earliest days of my Catholic education, the good School Sisters of Notre Dame taught my young schoolmates and me to bow our heads when we said the name “Jesus.”
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A Vincentian View: A Thankful Man
by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 24, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
In this year dedicated to St. Joseph, I have written several times on the way in which the Psalms can express the thinking and praying of the Holy Family.
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A Vincentian View: The Guardian
by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 10, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
I like the term “guardian.” It has an association with St. Joseph. Frequently he receives the title “Guardian of the Lord” and “Guardian of the Holy Family.”
Vincentian Family: Red Educativa Vicentina
by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 18, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, News, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
There's a new member of the Vincentian Family! When the Company of the Daughters of Charity decided, in 2013, to reconfigure as one Province what were originally four provinces in five countries of South America -- Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay --...
Vincentian Family Collaboration in Canada
by John Freund, CM | Jun 18, 2015 | News
Sister Fay Trombley, Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception, and Dorothy Loreen will present their ministry at the Canadian national Annual General Assembly of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul June 24-28 in Hamilton, Ontario. They were invited to offer a...
Getting to know you… Where we serve
by John Freund, CM | Jun 15, 2015 | News
One of the first steps in collaboration is to identify the branches of the Vincentian Family who are ministering near your location.
“Awaited” – reflection by Fr. Pat Griffin
by John Freund, CM | Jun 10, 2015 | Formation
“Awaited” – reflection by Fr.Pat Griffin
Connect and Learn: The Congregation of the “Hermanas Josefinas”
by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 7, 2015 | Formation, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Mexico (Hermanas Josefinas) was founded on September 22, 1872 by Father José María Vilaseca Aguilera, CM and Cesárea Ruiz de Esparza y Dávalos … its members work in building up the Kingdom of God. José Maria Vilaseca...
Connect and Learn: Religious of St. Vincent de Paul
by Vincentian Family Office | Jun 1, 2015 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
Founded in 1845 at Paris, France, in the chapel at the motherhouse of the Congregation of the Mission by Jean Leon Le Prevost (1803-1874) in conjunction with Clemente Myionnet (1812-1886) and Maurizion Maignen (1822-1890). All three founders were laity who were active...
Ukraine Vincentian Family offers homeless a picnic
by John Freund, CM | May 31, 2015 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Family host a group of homeless people for a picnic to celebrate Pentecost in the Ukraine.
Celebrate: VYC2015 in Rijeka, Croatia
by Vincentian Family Office | May 29, 2015 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
On the Pentecost Vigil on the 23rd May 2015 the Vincentian Family Year of Collaboration was opened in Rijeka, Croatia. The solemn mass, celebrated in the Chapel of St. Joseph in the Provincial House of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul – Zagreb, was...
Vincentian Collaboration on fire in Ethiopia
by Vincentian Family Office | May 28, 2015 | Formation, News, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
Vincentian Collaboration on fire in Ethiopia – A spark has been ignited!