by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jul 14, 2025 | Education/Evangelization
Jim Claffey served for five years as the NGO representative to the UN for the Congregation of the Mission and has reported on his work there since 2021. He wrapped up his time in that role in June 2025. My father loved the Colombo detective TV series. He would...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Apr 2, 2025 | Education/Evangelization
Jim Claffey, of the NGO of the Congregation of the Mission at the United Nations, writes about issues at the U.N. relevant to the Vincentians and the mission of St. Vincent de Paul. It is so easy to criminalize. It happens with unhoused people all the time. They’re...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jan 27, 2025 | Education/Evangelization
To commemorate this 400th anniversary year for the Congregation of the Mission, Fr. Ray Van Dorpe, C.M., offers insite into the Vincentian Vows and Virtues in this regular series: What Makes a Vincentian? When St. Vincent spoke about the virtue of zeal, he usually...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jan 21, 2025 | Education/Evangelization
To commemorate this 400th anniversary year for the Congregation of the Mission, Fr. Ray Van Dorpe, C.M., offers insite into the Vincentian Vows and Virtues in this regular series: What Makes a Vincentian? The virtue of mortification is one that most Catholics and...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jan 13, 2025 | Education/Evangelization
To commemorate this 400th anniversary year for the Congregation of the Mission, Fr. Ray Van Dorpe, C.M., offers insite into the Vincentian Vows and Virtues in this regular series: What Makes a Vincentian? Mention the virtue of “meekness” to almost any Christian, and...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jan 6, 2025 | Education/Evangelization
To commemorate this 400th anniversary year for the Congregation of the Mission, Fr. Ray Van Dorpe, C.M., offers insite into the Vincentian Vows and Virtues in this monthly series: What Makes a Vincentian? Humility has gotten a bad name in the modern world. To be...