Year of Vincentian Collaboration Archives

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Open reflections in the Year of Vincentian Collaboration (3)

3. Vincentian cooperation in the administration of goods … In the society and in the streets, there is this implicit or explicit idea that the Church and its religious congregations and institutions are more concerned about maintaining and managing theirs assets than about caring really and effectively for the marginalized. People think that the Church […]

Are You Being Truly Collaborative? #IamVincent

If you want to say “IamVincent,” you have to be collaborative. There’s no other way. In an article on leadership at the Training Industry blog, we read, The word “collaboration” is thrown around a lot these days. What do organizations mean when they tell their leaders to use a collaborative leadership style? When it comes […]

Vincentian Family: Lebanon

Beginnings August 21, 2013 – Convened by Father Ziad HADDAD CM, Visitor of the Congregation of the Mission in the Middle East, the leaders of the various branches of the Vincentian Family in Lebanon had their first meeting as one Vincentian Family. The meeting took place at the Provincial House of the Congregation of the Mission […]

Fr. Gregory Gay, C.M.: Message for Pentecost and #famvin400

The Vincentian Family Office shares this video message for Pentecost as we celebrate the year of collaboration and as we prepare for our anniversary as a Vincentian Family.

Vincentian Family Leaders Reflections on Collaboration: Responses to Fr. Gregory Gay, C.M.’s Letter of January 2015

St. Vincent de Paul told us “We should assist the poor in every way and do it both by ourselves and by enlisting the help of others…. to do this is to preach the gospel by words and work” (CCD 12: Conf. #195). The Vincentian family was invited to focus 2015 as the “Year of […]

Open reflections in the Year of Vincentian Collaboration (1)

1. A timely announcement It was a beautiful and inspiring idea from our Superior General, Fr. Gregory Gay CM, to convene a Year of Vincentian Collaboration. The fact that it coincides with important dates in the Church that are close to each other made the idea even more attractive. The Year of Vincentian Collaboration comes […]

Vincentian Family in Ecuador: Connect and Learn

News from the Vincentian Family in Ecuador. Please remember to pray for our brothers and sisters. “The future of humanity is in the hands of those who can give future generations reasons for life and hope” (II Vatican Council). The new Coordinating Team of the Vincentian Family in ECUADOR is coordinated by Ms. Monica Cobos […]