Serve: South Sudan
Prior to its independence in July 2011 from the old Sudan, South Sudan has known nothing but war and conflict. The devastation that engulfed this part of Africa for more than 20 years included...
View ArticleConnect and Learn: Monastery of the Assumption (Monastero Uspenskij)
It was founded in 1957 in Rome, Italy, by Sister Catherine Morosoff, D.C., (b. 1910) under the direction of Pope Pius XII at the recommendation of Cardinal Eugene Tisserant, Secretary of the Sacred...
View ArticleConnect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy
While attending the first Provincial Council of Baltimore in the fall of 1829, Bishop John England of Charleston, SC met four women of that city: sisters Mary and Honora O’Gorman, their niece, Teresa...
View ArticleConnect and Learn: Sisters of the Eucharist
Founded in 1889 in Greece at Thessalonica (now Salonika) by Reverend Joseph Alloatti, C.M., (1857-1933), and Sister Marianna Pucci, D.C., (1848-1918) with the purpose of promoting Eucharistic devotion...
View ArticleConnect and Learn: Vincentian Conference of Presidents
On March 30, 2011, the three Provincial Councils of the Congregation of the Mission in the United States held a joint meeting in which the Superior General was encouraged to convene a gathering of the...
View ArticleServe: House of Charity
The House of Charity New Orleans is a collaborative ministry of the Sisters of Charity Federation. The idea was dreamed up by members of the Company of Charity Formation Personnel or CCFP over...
View ArticleConnect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul of Satu-Mare
They were founded 1842 by Bishop John Ham (1781-1804) in Satu-Mare (Szatmar, then Austria-Hungary, now Romania) for diverse apostolic and charitable services because of his concern for the poor, the...
View ArticleConnect and Learn: Congregation of Sisters of Mercy of St. Vincent de Paul
The Congregation of Sisters of Mercy of St. Vincent de Paul was founded in Ukraine (in the Byzantine rite) by Metropolitan Andrew Sheptytsky on June 8, 1926 as eastern branch of the Congregation of...
View ArticleConnect and Learn: Brothers of Charity
The Brothers of Charity were founded in 1807 at Ghent, Belgium, by Pierre Joseph Triest (1760-1836) for nursing and education. This priest founded four congregation to aid the poor in the spirit of...
View ArticleConnect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception
Urgent needs of Irish orphans and immigrants led to the founding of this Canadian community in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1854. Bishop Thomas Louis Connolly, OFM Cap. went to the New York novitiate...
View ArticleServe: Vincentian Collaboration in Madagascar
In Madagascar, the Vincentian Family has been running for some 20 years now, encouraged by Congregation of the Mission from the start. All branches meet 4 times per year, and at the moment are...
View ArticleUnaffiliated Lay Vincentians: Challenges, Trends, and Opportunities
What are Unaffiliated Lay Vincentians? Considering the declining membership in many branches of the Vincentian Family in the United States, how will the Vincentian mission continue in the twenty-first...
View ArticleConnect and Learn: Sisters of the Sacramental Heart of Jesus
The Sisters of the Sacramental Heart of Jesus was founded in Zacatecas, Mexico by San José María Robles Hurtado (1888-1927), a martyr of the persecution of the Mexican Church. His charisma is...
View ArticleCollaboration is… to know we are needed and also in need of help
If collaboration has a necessary aspect, it is the strong bond of unity that makes us rely on one another. To better fulfill our unique mission —and let us not forget that it is to announce the Good...
View ArticleVFCAP USA Launch in Philadelphia
The Vincentian Family Collaborative Action Program (VFCAP) launched for the first time in the United States on January 28 at the Mother Boniface Spirituality Center in Philadelphia, PA1. The three-day...
View ArticleEnlarge the Space in the Vincentian Tent!
Collaboration in the Vincentian Family by Eli Chaves Dos Santos, C.M. This year’s theme for the Vincentian Family is collaboration. Our conviction is that collaboration among the various branches of...
View ArticleCollaboration is… to pray together
On March 14, 2013, almost three years ago, the church experienced a day full of joy and hope: the white smoke announcing the election of the 266th Pope. We all remember the excitement that his...
View ArticleCongregation of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul (Canada)
The Congregation of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul views its founding as a process of history involving key people guided by a deep spirituality and passion for the poor. Their...
View ArticleCollaboration is… joining efforts to be more effective
At the beginning of 2013/2014 season, a Spanish soccer team, Real Madrid, was worth approximately 571 million euros (520 million US dollars). It corresponded to the total market value of its 23...
View ArticleServe: John Paul II Shelter – Paraguay
John Paul II Shelter was opened in February 2001 in the “Tablada Nueva” neighborhood of Asuncion, capital of Paraguay, in order to provide comprehensive care for children and adolescents with AIDS...
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