Please remember in your prayers June O’Connell, the mother of Bishop David O’Connell, C.M. She passed away just after three this afternoon.
Month: July 2015
Fr. Patrick Griffin to Vincentian Center at St. John’s U.
Father Bernie Tracy, C.M., announced that Father Patrick J. Griffin, C.M., has been appointed as executive director of the Vincentian Center for Church and Society. Fr. Griffin follows Sr. Margaret John Kelly, D.C., who is leaving the University after 21 years of leadership at the center. Joining the University in 1985, Fr. Griffin taught in […]
185th Anniversary of apparitions – what happened since then?
Tonight is the 185th anniversary of the first apparition of our Lady to St. Catherine Labouré, on the night of July 18-19. What impact did the apparitions have since then on the Vincentian Family Father Corpus Delgado reflects on this in a lengthy article … St. Catherine Labouré (1806-1876) and the message of the Medal of the […]
“The Vincentians Faithful to Mercy”
“The Vincentians Faithful to Mercy” – WYD 2016 – Br. Adam, CM of the Polish Province of the CM sends the following information for the Vincentian meeting prior to World Youth Day… In the concluding remarks delivered at the World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Pope Francis announced that the next gathering of the […]
Wide-ranging interview with Father Gregory Gay, CM
In a very wide-ranging interview with Father Gregory Gay, CM with RADIO VICENTINA (yes, there is a Vincentian radio station in Chile!) he describes some of the things he has learned from his eleven years are Superior General, his hopes for the Vincentian Family and how he sees Pope Francis as a modern day Vincent. Since the original […]
Building a Vincentian culture of collaboration
Here are some new material on building a Vincentian culture of collaboration. The video is available in many languages. The Year of Vincentian Collaboration: Let’s Get Started Here are some new materials published today on the .famvin network. The Vincentian Family Collaboration Commission asks that you release the information through your networks as soon as […]
Joe Fitzgerald – Panamanian case study for Laudato Si
Father Gregory Gay forwarded this description from Joseph Fitzgerald, CM about how the new encyclical of Pope Francis relates to the work of the Vincentians in Panama with indigenous people. ( Published in La Estrella de Panama, Saturday, June 27, 2015) “The Barro Blanco Dam and the New Encyclical of Pope Francis” Joseph Fitzgerald, CM When […]
Rom 16, 13 reads: "Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; and greet his mother—a mother to me also." If this…
Have a blessed Holy Week!
I have never thought about the people that were named in the Gospels. I would agree that they may be…
Generally, I love the laconic nature of Mark's Gospel. The Passion narrative is very compelling in its starkness, with one…
Father John, Blessings to you as you step cautiously down that new path. Grace and Peace be with you!