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DePaul International School – Mysore, India
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 To empower individuals with...
Little Known Influence on St. Vincent – André Duval
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...
XX National Vincentian Youth Gathering – Argentina
"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 Vincentians of...
The Rule: Ozanam Recommended Simplicity
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...
Bernard Koch's Vincentian Writings
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
Pope's Lenten Message for 2003
This year, as a guide for our Lenten meditation, I would offer a phrase taken from the Acts of the Apostles: «It is more blessed to give than to receive» (Acts 20:35). MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II FOR LENT 2003 Dear Brothers and Sisters! 1. Lent is a season...
IX Meeting of the Heads of the International Vincentian Family
From 7-9 February the international heads of the “principal” branches of the Vincentian Family will meet in Rome at the General Curia of the C.M. Present wil be: 1. Anne Sturm, new President of the International Association of Charities (AIC); 2. Anna Rovetta,...
Habits and Obedience
Reflections on the role of habits ("intersection of knowledge, skill, and desire") and obedience from the participants of the Formator's Meeting in Nairobi.A. A habit: "For our purposes, we will define a habit as the INTERSECTION of knowledge, skill, and desire. ...
SSVDP-USA Seeking Applications for Executive Director
February 4, 2003 For Immediate Release Director of Communications - pcarron@svdpusa.org Executive Director PositionThe Society of St. Vincent de Paul, an international Catholic charitable organization, invites applications for the position of Executive Director of the...
International Website of the SSVDP Requests Prayer for Peace
In concordance with the 40 International Catholic Organizations, represented in more than 150 countries, the members of the Permanent Section of the International Council General of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul are concerned by the Situation in the Middle East...
