Build your collection of eBook resources for the Feast of Vincent Each of the following titles in available from VinFormation simply by clicking on the link. (In most case you will also be able to download the material in a variety of formats.) Vincent de Paul and Creative Love Vincent de Paul and Liberation Vincent […]
Month: September 2016
It is not your fault
We have just learned that since 9/20 cmeast notifications of new stories have been missing in action. Hopefully, the situation has been remedied and you will get this post. To catch up on what you missed.. Update on Brother Carmen On Monday 9/26 Carmen begins treatment to shrink tumors that began in his esophagus. He greatly appreciates […]
Update on Brother Carmen
On Monday 9/26 Carmen begins treatment to shrink tumors that began in his esophagus. He greatly appreciates your prayers. Last Friday, at the community mass, Fr. Greg Cozzubbo, Superior, celebrated the anointing of the sick after the Gospel. As many of you know Carmen has devotedly been preparing the weekly Eastern Province Digest and Notebooks. For many […]
They never imagined 200 years ago
When 13 Vincentians left Europe 200 year ago they never imagined what took place today at the Shrine of the Miraculous Medal in Germanton, Philadelphia. More than 200 people gathered from all over the United States. More than 70 priests and brothers, 2 Vincentian Bishops, representatives of the Daughters of Charity and many other branches of […]
The Heart of Vincentian Higher Education
In an aptly titled presentation, “The Heart of Vincentian Higher Education” Dennis H. Holtschneider, CM capped the St. John’s University 2016 annual celebration of “Founders Week”. His Vincentian Chair of Social Justice Lecture unpacked the theme “Vincentian Education: Illuminating Minds, Creating Opportunities, Serving the World”. He effectively showed how Vincent as far back as 1658 was […]
13 Men on a Mission – 200 years later the legacy continues
13 Brave Men on an American Mission… and their legacy
Superior General invites reflection: Vincent – Mystic of Charity
… reflect, plan, and act on the following point: Why and how can I describe Vincent as a Mystic of Charity?
Shrine Restoration winding up!
Shrine Sanctuary Restoration Continues The restoration of the Miraculous Medal Shrine’s sanctuary in Philadelphia began on May 4, 2016. The goal of the restoration is to remove the rug and restore this floor to its original brightness as well as make movement in the Sanctuary much easier. We have been assured it will be ready […]
Prayers requested for Fr. John Prager
Prayers are requested for John Prager, C.M., who suffered a heart attack this morning in Ecuador. John subsequently underwent surgery to receive a pacemaker and he is now in ICU. He has been serving as both Ptovincial of the Province of Ecuador and Director of the Daughters of Charity.
Major celebration of the 200th anniversary of Vincentians
Father Mike Carroll writes of the major celebration of the 20oth anniversary of the arrival of Vincentians in the United States… Here in Germantown, we are all getting ready for the celebration on Saturday marking the arrival of the confreres 200 years ago. There are about 190 people who will be joining us to welcome DeAndreis, […]
Bicentennial Celebration of the Vincentians in America
The Bicentennial Celebration of the Vincentians in America: An Exhibition at the John T. Richardson Library.
Niagara Freshman plunge into Vincentian Mission
The first-year students participated in the university’s Niagara Plunge program, an abbreviated version of NU’s popular service-immersion experience, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, or BASIC.
Empathy – an invitation in any setting
Patient care, in fact pastoral care in any setting, is more than just healing — it’s building a connection that encompasses mind, body and soul. If you could stand in someone else’s shoes . . . hear what they hear. See what they see. Feel what they feel. Would you treat them differently? Lynn L’Heureux writes towards […]
Stay tuned for the following celebrations
celebrating the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the Congregation of the Mission in the United States
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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!