by Beth | Feb 9, 2003 | Vincentian Family
The famous Chinese poet Kwan Tsu said, “While planning for a year – sow corn, While planning for a decade – plant trees, While planning for a life – train and educate people” Mission statement of De Paul International Residential School...
by Beth | Feb 9, 2003 | Uncategorized
Vincent often said that his Company (the Congregation of the Mission) owed a good part of its origins and establishment to this same André Duval. Who was this man who spoke so strongly to Vincent de Paul, and convinced Vincent to take up (albeit some time later!) what...
by Beth | Feb 9, 2003 | Vincentian Family
“Let us live the Joy of Hope that does not deceive” This was the slogan of the XX National Gathering of the young Vincentians, which took place in Tucuman Argentina, between the 8 and 12 January 2003 and this slogan, was fulfilled even more. The young...
by Beth | Feb 8, 2003 | Formation
The young men, meeting in that first Conference of Charity in 1833, had no thought of it developing beyond a local grouping, and most certainly not a world-wide organization. In fact, at the end of the first year when the Conference split into three, a number were...
by Beth | Feb 7, 2003 | Vincentian Family
A listing of the almost 300 articles and studies published by Bernard Koch can be found on the French site of the Congregation of the Mission. http://www.famvin.org/cm/fr/FAMVINModeles/fondateurs/TableKoch.html
