by cduggan@vincentian.org | May 16, 2022 | Education/Evangelization
May 11, 2022, address to the Serra Club of St. Louis, an international Catholic organization that foster’s vocations. I want to thank you for this invitation and opportunity to be with you and speak with you today. I am truly honored to be here and to spend this time...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | May 10, 2022 | Carousel, Province News
Dr. Robert L. Manuel has been named the 13th president of DePaul University in Chicago, succeeding Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban, who is retiring. On Sept. 1, Dr. Manuel will take office at DePaul, the largest Catholic university in the United States and the largest private...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | May 9, 2022 | Education/Evangelization
During the past three weeks, I have been recovering from a 3.5-hour back surgery and thereby dependent on others for care and kindness. Unable to bend, lean, or twist (the BLT treatment), I relied on friends to do many of the usual household chores for me—make the...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | May 9, 2022 | Education/Evangelization
St. Louise de Marillac (1591-1660) was a great friend and valuable collaborator of Vincent de Paul and co-founded the Daughters of Charity with him. Louise was born in Paris in 1591. She was raised by her father, the aristocratic Louis de Marillac. She attended...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | May 3, 2022 | Education/Evangelization
A memorial mass was held on April 27 at St. Vincent’s Church in Chicago for Fr. John Richardson, C.M., former president of DePaul University, who passed away March 29 at the age of 98. The following is the textt of the homily, delivered by Fr. Patrick McDevitt,...
