“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you”. (St. Augustine of Hippo) To all members of the Vincentian Family Dear Sisters and Brothers, May the grace and peace of Our Lord Jesus Christ fill your hearts now and forever! We live in a world filled […]
by Maureen McMillan, LCUSA Executive Administrator We are all familiar with the term “our Vincentian Family” but it was only two years ago that I came to understand how large and varied the family is, especially here in St. Louis. In 2009, Vincentians the world over began to prepare for the 350th anniversary of the deaths […]
“With this fraternal greeting I write to you in order to present some comments with regard to the Vincentian Family Day of Prayer which will take place on the feast of Saint Vincent de Paul… Thus we propose the following theme for the Day of Prayer on the feast of Saint Vincent de Paul (2011): Harvest the […]
In mid-July of this year, Fr. Bob Maloney reached out to the Vincentian Family to help support the second year of its scholarship program with the Foundation for the Technological and Economic Advancement of Mirebalais (FATEM) to educate economically disadvantaged elementary students in Haiti. With the support of Vincentian Family members, last year FATEM educated […]
The following is taken from the Summer 2011 Servicette Mary Domer & Mary Johnson, Co–Presidents, LC Milwaukee Lately, as Ladies of Charity, we have talked about systemic changes in our organizations. Yet, this is not a new idea. The founder of Ladies of Charity, St. Louise deMarillac, and others, were part of systemic changes from 1625–1635. […]
“In this talk, I propose to work through three themes: first, the relevance of the Ladies of Charity as St. Vincent’s first foundation; second, the relevance of the Ladies of Charity as a foundation in the United States and the move toward international status; and third, some suggestions about the relevance of the Ladies of […]