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The Vincentian Family is a movement made up of more than 160 institutions and some 4,000,000 people who follow Jesus Christ, serving the poor, as did St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac and many other believers who, over the last four centuries, have enriched the Vincentian charism.
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Questioning authority
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Nov 18, 2014 | Formation, Reflections
Thirty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (A), November 23, 2013 – Ez 34, 11-12. 15-17; 1 Cor 15, 20-26. 28; Mt 25, 31-46 That God may be all in all (1 Cor 15, 28) The kingship of Jesus Christ puts into question all other kingship. He...
The Death of America’s oldest hospital
by John Freund, CM | Nov 18, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Death of America’s oldest hospital. Founded as a hospital for the poor, Charity Hospital technically opened their doors in 1736 and was built on the goodwill of a dying French merchant. It was run by the Daughters of Charity and served the city of New Orleans for close to 300 years. Now there is an award winning documentary/
Encounter God – Patience – Serving Our Friends
by Lynn L'Heureux | Nov 17, 2014 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul
I am away currently and hopefully you get these. My husband and I are celebrating a gift of travel from our children for our 50th Anniversary. God is good with His blessings, surprises and miracles.
DePaul University – Chinese leadership initiative
by John Freund, CM | Nov 17, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Hugh O’Donnell, C.M. describes the Chinese Leadership Initiative that DePaul University has hosted for three years. It has welcomed thirty priests and twenty-five sisters from China to a month-long workshop on leadership.
New online “Vincentian Leadership Program” launched in Australia
by John Freund, CM | Nov 17, 2014 | Social, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The program launched on Wednesday, August 27th, 2014 is significant for several reasons. First, the offering of a leadership program within the Vincentian tradition and in partnership with a member of the Vincentian family based on the other side of the world, and secondly, the program was being launched in the year that the Society is marking 160 years of leadership and service in Australia.
Food for Thought leads Children and Families to Healthier Lifestyle
by Gary Stevens | Nov 16, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change
Food for Thought leads Children and Families to Healthier Lifestyle
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Joseph County is housed in an impoverished area in downtown South Bend, Indiana. The neighborhood is plagued with high crime rates, and has little to offer the children who call the area home.
Following in the path of Francis and “deep listening”
by John Freund, CM | Nov 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Many followers of Vincent, Louise, Elizabeth and Frederic have learned that Pope Francis has commissionsed showers for the homeless under St. Peter’s colonnades. On Monday 17th of November work will begin to renovate the public restrooms for pilgrims: there will be a space for homeless people to wash. Ten parishes in Rome will do the same. The story is simple but there are implications.
Brother Mark Elder CM makes an art of spirituality
by John Freund, CM | Nov 16, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Brother Mark Elder CM makes an art of spirituality He is the creator of some of the most striking murals in the United States and elsewhere, uses art in his quest to help the poor and disenfranchised.
Vincent de Paul and Mohandas Gandhi: Five Commitments That Sustain Leadership
by John Freund, CM | Nov 15, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
An unsigned essay from at Vincent on Leadership - the Hay Project at DePaul University explores the theme "Vincent de Paul and Mohandas Gandhi: Five Commitments That Sustain Leadership" Though they lived centuries apart, Vincent de Paul and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi...
“The Hail Mary: Prayer of Angels, Saints and Sinners”
by John Freund, CM | Nov 15, 2014 | Association of the Miraculous Medal, Vincentian Family
Reflecting on the theme “The Hail Mary: Prayer of Angels, Saints and Sinners” Rev. Michael Whalen, CM, will preach the Solemn Novena in preparation for the Feast of the Miraculous Medal. Bishop Raymond Chappeto will be the Principal Celebrant and Homilist at our Feast Day Mass on Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at 10:00 AM