by Beth | Dec 20, 2003 | Vincentian Family
The Sisters of Saint Martha, members of the Federation, were formally established as a religious congregation in 1900 after a providential beginning almost a decade earlier. The first members came from a group of women who responded to a call from Bishop Cameron in...
by Beth | Dec 19, 2003 | Vincentian Family
Niagara University will hold its annual Vincentian Heritage Convocation on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 4 p.m. in Alumni Chapel on the university’s campus. This year’s keynote speaker is Sister Mary Rose McGeady, D.C., the former CEO of Covenant House. Sister McGeady has...
by Beth | Dec 19, 2003 | Vincentian Family
December 19, 2003 ROTORUA NZ, December 18, 2003 (Provincial News #11/2003): Mrs Margaret Hodge (Rotorua, New Zealand), an affiliated member of the Congregation of the Mission, has been awarded a Benemerenti Medal by Pope John Paul II for her services to the...
by Beth | Dec 18, 2003 | Vincentian Family
The SVDP in the UK has posted their very attractive and informative annual report on their web site.In addition to the annual report the web site http://www.svp.org.uk/ also has links on their news page to the 2004 daily planner and Christmas cards they are...
by Beth | Dec 18, 2003 | Vincentian Family
The Brazilian site of the SVDP has a fine brief English powerpoint presentation of the life of Bl. Frederic.The relatively small file (591 kb) can be dowloaded by visiting http://www.rededecaridade.hpg.ig.com.br/artigos.htm. Once there click on the linked that reads...
by Beth | Dec 16, 2003 | Vincentian Family
Zenit “At age 7, Josephine Bakhita (1869-1947) was sold and purchased five times by Arab traders. In 1882, an Italian consular agent purchased her and took her to Italy. There, she learned about Christianity and was baptized in 1890, entering later in the...
