It has been referred to as a "Catholic Woodstock" and a 21st-century version of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Whatever...
Youth
Niagara University Students Publish Research on Youth Homelessness in PaxLumina
by Luke Donner | May 30, 2021 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Niagara University Students Luke Donner and Adam Kiedrowski had their research on youth homelessness and COVID-19 published in this month’s PaxLumina.
Forgotten Truths About Mary the Mother of God
by John Freund, CM | November 25, 2020 | Reflections | 0 Comments
Viewing Mary not just in that one marvelous moment of the Annunciation but in the context of a lifetime of discipleship.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Recognizing the Frederics In Our Midst
by John Freund, CM | June 23, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Do we recognize this generation’s Frederic and friends in our midst today?
World Youth Day – From the Perspective of an Older Generation
by John Freund, CM | January 25, 2019 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
“Youth are needed because of their boldness and audacity, even their imprudence. They provide us with new ideas and a new way of doing things that we had never imagined.” Frederic Ozanam
Not Every Group Says #IamVincent
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 21, 2016 | News
https://youtu.be/QB-rRuy3_bU Every group has its own past, present and future. Summertime (in the northern hemisphere)...
U.N. Promotes Youth Labor Skills #WYSD2016
by Margaret O'Dwyer | Jul 14, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Promoting youth labor skills is the topic of this week's post by Sr. Margaret O’Dwyer, DC, from the United Nations. No...
How do you get an education if you are homeless?
by John Freund, CM | Sep 8, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
How do you get an education if you are homeless? High school for homeless breaking the cycle of addiction and poverty
Young people in 20 minute video chat with Pope!
by John Freund, CM | Sep 4, 2014 | Pope
Once again the Pope leads the way. Imagine young people from around the world - 20 minute video chat with Pope! Rome Reports ... "It wasn't a regular videochat. Pope Francis simultaneously talked to young people from five continents, all connected at once, thanks to...
Students enter the experience of Frederic Ozanam
by John Freund, CM | Aug 25, 2014 | Vincentian Family
St. John’s University students have been invited and challenged to enter into the experience of Frederic Ozanam. Frederic to a Daughter of Charity, Rosalie Rendu, the Mother Theresa of his day, for help in finding God in the midst of so much suffering.
20/20 Colorado Vincentian Volunteers
by John Freund, CM | Aug 22, 2014 | Vincentian Family
As the Colorado Vincentian Volunteers celebrate 20 years of young adults in companionship with those who are poor in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul, we also celebrate that we have 20 volunteers this year.
Vincentian Family seeks collaboration for children fleeing violence
by John Freund, CM | Aug 21, 2014 | Justice and Peace
"Surely, the Lord hears the cry of the Poor. Our job is to make Congress hear it too" writes Giulio Grecchi of the SVDP Voice of the Poor Committee The humanitarian crisis at our Southern Border, while overshadowed in the news by recent violent events elsewhere,...
Walking the “Camino” with the Vincent de Paul Society
by John Freund, CM | Aug 16, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
A mini -Camino pilgrimage of transformation for Grade 7-10 students aims to foster goal setting skills and Christian inspiration for students to lead a social justice project in their schools, or to do some kind of service for people in need, especially through the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
More people without college lose religion
by John Freund, CM | Aug 8, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Today, it’s the least-educated members of Generation X—people born roughly between 1965 and 1980—who are “most likely to leave religion,” said Philip Schwadel, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Vincent through the eyes of children
by John Freund, CM | Aug 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Who was St. Vincent de Paul? How did the young Father Vincent learn to serve God in the poor? Watch as the children of Year 5 at St. Vincent’s primary school in London dramatize the life of St. Vincent in this short film.
High energy, high impact – Vincentian Lay Missionaries
by John Freund, CM | Jul 31, 2014 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Lay Missionaries
A Vincentian priest who has served both in Africa and South America describes Vincentian Lay Missionaires as “High energy, high impact” people.