Vincentian Family

A Vincentian View: A Psalm

by Pat Griffin, CM | March 18, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

I make no secret of the fact that if I could teach only one book of the Bible, I would choose the Psalms.

A Vincentian View: The Meaning of Work

by Pat Griffin, CM | March 4, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

Work without the opportunity to find its purpose and its contribution to creation in the service of others is work that can dehumanize.

A Vincentian View: Our Silence

by Pat Griffin, CM | February 19, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

I have often given talks on the importance of silence and on the need to listen. I know the value of these attitudes in prayer and in fruitful conversation. From the silence can emerge new ideas and insights.

A Vincentian View: Enlarge the Door

by Pat Griffin, CM | February 5, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

Personally and institutionally we must enlarge our doors to allow the King of Glory and his entire entourage entrance and application.

A Vincentian View: The Whole Story

by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 6, 2021 | Formation, Reflections

My friends, the whole story during this holy season invites us to strengthen our faith within our closest community and to express it in the widest world.

A Vincentian View: And this will be a sign for you…

by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

This year something different in the Christmas readings captured my prayer and attention. Perhaps it suggests the times and the disposition of my mind and heart.

A Vincentian View: A Season of Yes

by Pat Griffin, CM | Dec 9, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

We can recognize the effort and success that people of good will exert to move us beyond the moment and onto the right track.

A Vincentian fish story from Haiti

by John Freund, CM | Feb 10, 2014 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative

Vincentian Family Fish Farm in Central Plateau Breaks Ground Nine acres of carefully selected land in Haiti’s Central Plateau will become the new home for 25,000 baby tilapia, or “fingerlings,” in early 2014 as the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative launches a...

They kept coming… The story of POTS

by John Freund, CM | Feb 8, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Sisters of Charity

Part of the Solution, or POTS, was opened in a storefront on Fordham Road in 1982 by Fr. Ned Murphy, SJ, Tim Boon, and Sister Jane Iannucelli, SC, (current President of the Sisters of Charity) to help feed those living in poverty in the Bronx. This video tells the...

Thoughts on a requiem for the homeless

by John Freund, CM | Feb 3, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses

The following story got me thinking.... (see concluding thought after the story) The Pope's almoner has celebrated Mass in Rome in memory of the poor and homeless who have lost their lives due to inadequate living conditions and abandonment. Archbishop Konrad...

Fr. Pat Griffin, CM steps down

by John Freund, CM | Jan 22, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, News

Fr. Patrick Griffin to step down as Director-General of the Daughters of Charity Fr. G. Gregory Gay, C.M. Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity, announced that, due to health concerns, Fr. Patrick J. Griffin, C.M....

What are Vincentian youth doing?

by John Freund, CM | Jan 6, 2014 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Marian Youth

Take a quick tour around the world with the Vincentian Marian Youth Newsletter JMV Bulletin 2013 ENG Brazil - From November 15-17 the II National Encounter of former members of the VMY who have transitioned into other branches of the Vincentian Family was held. Thirty...

Are vows, virtues still relevant?

by John Freund, CM | Jan 5, 2014 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family

Are vows and virtues relevant is the question posed by Tim Williams CM, Provincial Director of the Daughters of Charity Australia, in his reflection VOWS, VIRTUES AND RELEVANCE