What Makes a Vincentian: The Virtue of Humility

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...

The CM at the UN: Make Room, Here Come the Young

by cduggan@vincentian.org | Oct 16, 2024 | Education/Evangelization

Jim Claffey, UN Representative of the Congregation of the Mission to the United Nations, writes about issues at the UN relevant to the Vincentians. The United Nations on Sept. 20 had a very different feeling, or vibe, as the younger generation would say. Appropriately...

The CM at the UN: Everyone Deserves a Decent Home

by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jul 8, 2024 | Education/Evangelization

Jim Claffey, NGO Representative of the Congregation of the Mission to United Nations, writes about issues from the U.N. relevant to the Vincentians and their mission around the world. Quickly, name an advocacy/service project in 2024 whose roots go way back to the...

What Makes a Vincentian: The Vow of Celibate Chastity

by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jul 2, 2024 | Carousel, Education/Evangelization, Province News

This year, we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the Congregation of the Mission by St. Vincent de Paul. We commemorate this milestone with this monthly series by Fr. Ray Van Dorpe, C.M., which explores the Vincentian vows and virtues.   Very...

The C.M. at the U.N.–It’s Called Fairness

by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jul 1, 2024 | Education/Evangelization

Jim Claffey, NGO representative of the Congregation of the Mission at the United Nations, writes regularly about the intersection of the Vincentian charism and the global activities and priorities of the United Nations. A 3-year-old screams, “It’s not fair,” when she...

What Makes a Vincentian: The Vow of Poverty

by cduggan@vincentian.org | May 31, 2024 | Carousel, Education/Evangelization, Province News

This year, we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the Congregation of the Mission by St. Vincent de Paul. We commemorate this milestone with this monthly series by Fr. Ray Van Dorpe, C.M., which explores the Vincentian vows and virtues.   In the...