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Month: March 2013
James Maher, CM – New President of Niagara U.
Father James Maher, CM will become 26th President of Niagara University August 1. He succeeds Fr. Joseph Levesque. The Catholic and Vincentian institution announced today that Father Maher, currently the executive vice president for mission and student services at St. John’s University, would succeed the Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M. Father Levesque announced in January […]
North meets south – NU and Greensboro
Facebook folks can visit Fr. John Doai Dang’s Facebook page to see two galleries of photos of the 15 students who participated in the BASIC (Brothers ad Sisters in Christ) Niagara University trip to our ministry in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Mc Gourty Memorial Lecture
Vincent J. Miller, Ph.D., the Gudorf Chair in Catholic Theology and Culture at the University of Dayton, will deliver an address on “The Church and Work for Justice in the World: From Vatican II to Today” at Niagara University’s Alumni Chapel on March 20 at 5:30 p.m. The presentation is part of a series established […]
NUNTIA – International news of CM
The February issue of NUNTIA is now online. Read it for news of the Superior General and his travels especially to the United States, reports about the work od the Congregation in India, Hounduras, etc. 2013-February-English PDF with graphics Text only… O Jesus, eternal Shepherd of souls, deign to look with mercy on your beloved flock. […]
First Regional Superior – Panama
Alcibiades Ivan GUERRA GONZÁLEZ has been named first Regional Superior Panamá according to the news published in NUNTIA, the international newsletter of the Congregation. He was born in 1959 and ordained in 1990. Over the years he has served in a number of parishes. He also served as Superior and Formator, Centro Vicentino 1995-2005 and then Chair […]
Fr. Astor – Lenten Soup for the Soul
Fr. Astor Rodriquez blogs… When are bodies are aching, when they’re suffering any malady, we usually take whatever measure is needed to get better. Aspirin, pain killers, flu shots, Vick’s vapor rub, orange juice, vitamins, etc. Other the hand, sometimes I wonder if they even invent medicines before there is actually a sickness. RLS – restless […]
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Have a blessed Holy Week!
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Father John, Blessings to you as you step cautiously down that new path. Grace and Peace be with you!