by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jan 20, 2026 | Carousel, Province News
Fr. Bemnet Melaku, C.M., who serves as assistant pastor at Holy Trinity Parish in Dallas, Texas, shares stories about being inspired to serve the poor as a youth in his native Ethiopia and having that affirmed on a mission trip to Kenya as a Vincentian seminarian....
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jan 20, 2026 | Carousel, Province News
This article was published in the winter 2025 issue of The Vincentian, the quarterly newsletter of the Congregation of the Mission Western Province. Bill and Mary Frances Jaster of Denver, Colorado, had been working in youth and young adult ministry for more than 20...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jan 15, 2026 | Carousel, Province News
May 29, 1938 – January 12, 2026 Francis Joseph Hess was born to Francis J. and Marguerite Huber Hess on May 29, 1938, in Crystal City, Missouri. Young Joe’s early encounters with the Congregation of the Mission came through his great uncle, Father Oscar Huber, C.M. As...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jan 15, 2026 | Carousel, Province News
As the focus of our quarterly video series, We are All Vincentians, Robert Beatty discusses his three decades as the organist at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Chicago. During his time at the parish, his job has expanded to include various aspects of parish life,...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jan 12, 2026 | Carousel, Province News
This article was published in the winter 2025 issue of The Vincentian, the quarterly newsletter of the Congregation of the Mission Western Province. Sye Berhe, 22, Denver, Colorado Sye, whose family emigrated to the United States from Eritrea in East Africa when she...
