This month (January 25) we celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the Congregation of the Mission. This video explains the Mission and is an invitation to come and follow Christ in the poor.
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Meeting of the Vincentian Family Culture of Vocations Task Force
by Vincentian Family Office | December 31, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
The Vincentian Family Culture of Vocations Task Force met in Philadelphia, Pa. from December 13 – 15, 2018.
Imagine if Telling the Truth Made You Homeless
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | August 23, 2018 | Church, Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Imagine for a moment that you were faced with the experience of being homeless and had nowhere else to turn. And you chose that.
A Prayer Practice for Discernment
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | August 18, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
The following is a discernment technique to help you examine your day, to see if you can discover how God is calling you.
An Ecological or Systemic Change Approach to Vincentian Family Vocations
by John Freund, CM | April 25, 2018 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change | 0 Comments
I invite “every member of the Vincentian Family to take one very concrete step; that is, every member is to bring one new candidate to one of the branches of the Vincentian Family.” An ecological approach to vocations.
Meeting of the Vincentian Family Culture of Vocations Task Force
by Vincentian Family Office | Dec 31, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family
The Vincentian Family Culture of Vocations Task Force met in Philadelphia, Pa. from December 13 – 15, 2018.
Imagine if Telling the Truth Made You Homeless
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 23, 2018 | Church, Formation, Reflections
Imagine for a moment that you were faced with the experience of being homeless and had nowhere else to turn. And you chose that.
Want New Members? Go Mobile!
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 9, 2015 | Social
For those recruiting new members and those working in vocation ministry in the Vincentian Family the verdict is in. The coming generation has gone mobile, and it's not going back. Pew research states, Much of this frenzy of access is facilitated by mobile devices....
From Volunteering to Vows
by John Freund, CM | Jul 10, 2015 | Formation
Tracy Kemme's latest reflection in the NCR series Global Sisters Report describes the process leading from volunteering to vows. She adds "My story is not unique!" Just two weekends ago, I professed first vows with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, along with my...
Vocation Vacation By S. Janet Gildea
by John Freund, CM | Jul 2, 2015 | Formation
Vocation Vacation By S. Janet Gildea - Summertime … and the livin’ is easy … fish are jumpin’… and the cotton is high …” So begins the latest issue of E-Voc, the electronic newsletter from the Vocation Team of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati for single women...
The Future of Charity – Vow Institute
by John Freund, CM | Jun 28, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, News
Recently a group of "under 10's" were blessed to share a week with Fr. Pat Griffin, past Director General for the Daughters of Charity, focused on the theme “Follow Me: The Vows as Response to a Call.” Sr. Roberta Treppa, DC shares the following reflection from the...
60 Seconds with Sister Renée Rose
by John Freund, CM | May 8, 2015 | News, Vincentian Family
Renée Rose explains how joy revitalizes
Me? A Daughter of Charity?
by John Freund, CM | May 7, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, News
“You want me to be one of them?”
The jar of costly anointment – A waste? A gift of all?
by John Freund, CM | May 1, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
S. Tracy Kemme offers an inspiring reflection on the "alabaster jar of costly ointment" in the context of her upcoming profession of first vows as a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati. Who was the woman who came to anoint Jesus. Where did she come from? Did she know...
E-Voc – The importance of Peers
by John Freund, CM | Apr 30, 2015 | News, Sisters of Charity
You don’t have to go it alone on the path of discernment!
God wins! Call the midwife!
by John Freund, CM | Apr 7, 2015 | News
God wins! Call the midwife! Two lines caught my eye in this months E-Voc from the Newsletter of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati.