We are entering the most important liturgical time for the people of God: we celebrate the passion of Jesus Christ,...
Formation: Year of Vincentian Collaboration
Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity
Rev. Thomas Augustine Judge, CM, founder of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity, was ordained a...
Collaboration is… to dream together
Dreaming is not escaping reality. “It is to undermine obvious facts to break their hold on people, to abandon...
Connect and Learn: Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Faith
Founded 1867 at Glasnevin in Dublin, Ireland, by Reverend John Gowan, C.M., (1817-1897), and Margaret Aylward (1810-1889), educated in Paris, who first established (1851) the Ladies of Charity in Ireland to deal with poverty from the potato famine. A primary focus was...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity Federation (N.A.)
The Federation of the Sisters of Charity of North America is comprised of 12 women religious congregations, representing more than 4,000 members, who recognize their particular character and spirit in the charism of the tradition of Charity founded by St. Vincent de...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul of Suwon in Korea
The story of the Korean foundation of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul of Suwon traces their origin from Paderborn Germany. Interestingly the names of their cities are the same meaning that of "springhead". This year they celebrate the 50th jubilee of the...
The Brothers CMM of the Vincentian Family adapt the charism
http://www.cmmbrothers.org/en/ As the newest addition to the Vincentian Family Executive Committee (VFEC) they happily presented this rich and extensive background material of their 170 year journey inspired by the charism. Brother Lawrence Obiko, Superior General of...
Connect and Learn: Religious of the Holy Family of Urgell
Founded in 1860 at Cervera, Spain, in the diocese of Urgell by blessed Ana Maria Janer y Anglarill (1800-1885) who had originally been a Sister of Charity of Cervera but because of civil war (1836) had to immigrate to France, seeking refuge for four years with the...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
In 1829, four Sisters of Charity from Emmitsburg, Maryland traveled 15 days by stage coach to Cincinnati, Ohio at the request of the Diocese’s first bishop, Edward Fenwick. The sisters opened St. Peter’s Girl’s Orphan Asylum and School. Cincinnati experienced serious...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of Saint Jeanne Antide Thouret
The Sisters of Charity of St. Joan Antida are an international community founded on April 11, 1799 by Jeanne Antide Thouret. At the age of 22 and after seeing a vision of hands reaching out to her through a cloister grille, Jeanne Antide decided to join a community...
Connect and Learn: Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity
The Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity is a congregation of Catholic priests and Brothers founded in 1929 by the American Vincentian priest, Reverend Thomas A. Judge C.M. Their founder’s great devotion to the Trinity has led and guided the work they do, so...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity – Zagreb
The history of Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul – Zagreb began in 1845 when six Sisters of Charity from the Austrian Province of Tyrol came to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. The province had its motherhouse in Zams, and traced its origin to Strassburg. The...
