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News Site Geared for Building Support for Vocations
by Beth | Mar 14, 2003 | Vincentian Family
News of vocational discerment interest'A number of vocation efforts have filled the last few months in the hope of gathering more names of potential vocation prospects while at the same time encouraging those who are already in process "...
Updating of Vincentian Family Tree Project
by Beth | Mar 14, 2003 | Formation, Vincentian Family
Sr. Betty Ann McNeil, D.C. sends news about and update of her groundbreaking study....Update of The Vincentian Family Tree (1996) Corrections and Additions Invited The Vincentian Studies Institute is currently revising and updating The Vincentian Family Tree, a...
250,000 VIncentians in Brazil
by Beth | Mar 13, 2003 | Vincentian Family
Renato Lima, CM writes... "Do you know that Brazil is the home of the greatest vincentian nation in the world? Recently, the International General Council indicated that, in the Brazilian soil, 39% of the planet?s vincentian volunteers and 41% of the conferences, can...
Chinese VIncentian Pilgrmage to Rome – Canonization of Clet
by Beth | Mar 13, 2003 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Tom Sendlein's account of the pilgrimage of a group of Chinese to Rome to attend the canonization of Francis Regis Clet. The journey of Francis Regis Clet was long and exhausting ? six long months. In his day, there were no airplanes, just a boat. The way was...
''Evolution of Charity'' (in the Vincentian Tradition
by Beth | Mar 13, 2003 | Formation
Text of presentation by Patricia de Nava, former President of the AIC, at the Vincentian Month held in Paris, July 2002 Down through the centuries, we Vincentians have been given the task to lead the project of our Founder in such a way that the gospel spirit of...
5 CM Provincial Leaders Speak on the Poor, the Laity and the Clergy
by Beth | Mar 12, 2003 | Vincentian Family
During the summer of 2002 the five US Provincial Leaders responded to the question "What are the cries and the hopes of the poor from your perspective?"Brief one paragraphs statements on the topics "The Poor", The Clergy" and "The Laity" published in the current issue...
Vincentian Family Martyrs in the 20th Century
by Beth | Mar 11, 2003 | Uncategorized
Special issue of Vincentiana devoted to the Vincentian Family Martyrs of the 2oth century. A branch by branch summary of the 20th century martyrs of the Vincentian Family gives us the following statistics: The Congregation of the Mission possesses 81 martyred...
Robert Maloney on the Miraculous Medal
by Beth | Mar 11, 2003 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Robert Maloney has another article published in America Magazine (3/17/03) "The Miraculous Medal - Contemporary Catholics on Traditional Devotions""Today many are rereading the Miraculous Medal with a focus on Mary as Mother of the Poor. While the medal's message...
Prayers for Peace from the World's Religion
by Beth | Mar 10, 2003 | Justice and Peace
I have just received word of a site that provides the prayers for peace used by the world's religions. The same site has a petition asking world religious leaders who have spoken out so strongly against this war to gather in Baghdad as a way of averting war....
Miraculous Medal Site Chosen as "Site of the Month"
by Beth | Mar 10, 2003 | Vincentian Family
Congratulations to Brother Carmen and his work on the site of the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal which Catholic Goldmine chose as its "Site of the Month"Text of letter to Carmen... Hello, I went to your site and was very impressed. It must have taken alot...