by cduggan@vincentian.org | Feb 10, 2026 | Carousel, Province News
With the successful conclusion of our 2025-26 Annual Appeal, we wish all of our supporters a heartfelt “thank you.” For more information about the Annual Appeal and the programs it supports, visit the IMMEDIATE NEEDS page of our website. Fr. Dan Thiess,...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jan 28, 2026 | Carousel, Province News
Even before St. Vincent de Paul founded the Congregation of the Mission 400 years ago, he arrived at a moment of moral clarity regarding the plight of the poor and forgotten. He devoted his life and built our community, the Vincentians, around an unwavering commitment...
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,...
