I picked up a rock from the shore of Lake Superior to leave on a mountain in the north of Spain. That’s normal, right?...
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by Helen Rooney•St. John's U. ’11Ed | June 4, 2017 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 21, 2017 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | April 30, 2017 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
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by Chris Morgan, CVV 18 | Aug 27, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
I picked up a rock from the shore of Lake Superior to leave on a mountain in the north of Spain. That’s normal, right?...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 30, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
The new blog of the St. Vincent DePaul Young Adult Center is just a beautiful project to behold! The Young Adult...
by Shelby A Johnson | Jul 23, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
"Living an authentic life focused on helping people and empowering others to be all they can be." I’m majoring in...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 31, 2016 | Announcements, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Family of Chicago is one of many groups that are present in cities and towns, large and small. No small city, the Vincentian Family of Chicago (USA) is very active. Vincentian Family of Chicago is a spiritual community based on the charism of St....
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 24, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Sisters of Charity
A young Vincentian and young missionary, Rebecca Bowman, a 2015 Bethlehem High School graduate from Lebanon, Kentucky (USA), recently volunteered her time with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth to work at a house for girls who were at risk for being victims of human...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 17, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Josh Wise, who talks to us about significant relationships, is a Louisiana native that joined the Colorado Vincentian Volunteers (CVV) in the summer of 2008. He worked with Archdiocesan Housing and the Mary Lucy computer Lab & Neighborhood Network Center. He has...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 10, 2016 | Formation, Other Branch News, Reflections
You find Vincentians in cities, towns, schools, cafes... wherever. In a recent interview in a cafe in northern New Jersey, Alexis Fuentes, a former Missionary Cenacle Volunteer, spoke with me about her connection to the Vincentian Family and a bit of her life now....
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 3, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Serving is a big part of what it means to be a Vincentian, wherever you are. To put yourself on the side of God’s poorest, and to reflect on that experience is what has helped us understand our charism throughout the centuries. Anyone can serve, but to peer more...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 20, 2015 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
One of my Vincentian friends sent me a link to an organizational development slideshare presentation about leaders and leadership that reminded me of work being done by Vincentians at DePaul University as part of Vincent on Leadership: the Hay Project. (You can view...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 6, 2015 | News, Reflections
Did you ever think about how we know about St. Nicholas -- or any other saint for that matter? Someone told and re-told the story. Ok, Butler's "Lives of the Saints" isn't "Humans of New York," but the idea is similar. In every story we tell is the shaping of our...