New provincial council for Daughters of Charity

On Sept. 2, the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Province of St. Louise, welcomed a new Provincial Council comprised of Sisters Mary Bader, DC, Mary Frances Barnes, DC, Nancy Murphy, DC, Salvatrice Murphy, DC, and Joanne Vasa, DC Under the visitatrix, Sister Teresa George, DC, the council

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Leadership Meeting June 2021 Day Three

June 11, 2021 Sister Pat Kozak, CSJ, welcomed congregational leaders to another day of virtual learning and sharing. Congregational leaders had the opportunity to participate in discussions within the whole as well as to meet together in mixed groups and with their own teams. Sister Grace gave a short summary

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Vincentian Family hosts Advent Prayer Dec. 6

We invite you to join us for a Facebook Live event — Vincentian Family Advent Prayer this Sunday, Dec. 6 at 3 p.m. Central. The Vincentian Family is hosting this on their Facebook page. Download/view flyer (PDF): English | Italian | Spanish | Polish | Portuguese | French

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Virtual Concert for Feast of St. Vincent de Paul

On the day when the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast Day of St. Vincent de Paul, the Vincentian Family, with its 170 branches present in 158 countries and over 4 million members in five continents, remembers him together with the musical group, Gen Verde. The group will hold a concert

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FamVin statement on racial discrimination

As members of the Vincentian Family, we do not want to nor should we remain impassive in the face of the discrimination that millions of people still suffer today as a result of the color of their skin, their national origin, their gender, their sexual orientation, their beliefs or their

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Vincentian Family selects convener for 2021 gathering

“Do not worry over much. Abandon yourself to the Providence of God and be very careful not to run ahead of it.” –St. Vincent de Paul “Do not be upset if things are not as you would want them to be for a very long time to come. Do the

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Where Do You Stand on Ending Homelessness?

“Am I passionate about ending homelessness?” That question was raised at the UN Commission for Social Development 58 this past February. It resonated with me since it was followed up by a speaker saying: “If we were passionate about ending homelessness, homelessness would end.” It was a WOW moment! What

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