Sisters of Charity and the Civil War

An account of the work of the Angels of the Battlefield” during the Civil War in the US. In the four years of conflict between these dates, our nation lost by death and disease 600,000 men. The task of caring for so many dying, sick and maimed men was an ordeal....

Evening prayer for the feast of St. Vincent

The site of the Irish Province of the VIncentians has posted an evening prayer service for the feast of St. Vincent September 27http://www.vincentians.ie/prayer.htm (Scroll down the page a bit.) The same link will also lead you other fine prayer...

New series of reflections for weekly SSVDP meetings.

In light of the immense popularity of her prayer service at the National Meeting of the SSVDP, Sr. Kieran Kneaves, DC of the National Office of the SSVDP has just made available her weekly reflections for use in SSVDP council meetings.This set of reflections covers...

Jean Marie Odin CM (1800-70) shaped Texas history

Odin’s greatest contribution to the development of the church in the United States, however, was the effort that he made toward the revival of Catholicism in Texas during the period 1840-1861. (1800-1870). Jean Marie (John Mary) Odin, first Catholic bishop of...

History Vincentians in Australia

The first Vincentians arrived in Australia from Ireland in 1885, and they began their work with a mission at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney NSW.  The Australian Province of the Vincentians was established in 1926.   Vincentians in this Province now carry out...
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