by cduggan@vincentian.org | Nov 2, 2023 | Education/Evangelization
Fr. Patrick McDevitt, C.M., Provincial Superior for the Congregation of the Mission Western Province, gave the following Morning Reflection to the National Board of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul on Oct. 14, 2023, in Atlanta, GA. Our society has become so TRIBAL –...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Aug 30, 2023 | Education/Evangelization
Jim Claffey is the Congregation of the Mission’s NGO representative at the United Nations and writes about the UN’s efforts to create a more sustainable and just world. If this were a sporting event, the coach would be screaming. The 193 member states of...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Aug 24, 2023 | Education/Evangelization
This article is the final part of a series commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Vincentians’ mission to China from the Western and Eastern provinces. A ceremony will be held on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Perryville,...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jul 25, 2023 | Education/Evangelization
This article is part of a series commemorating the 100th anniversary of the China Mission by members of the American Vincentian provinces. The series leads up to a celebration of the centennial on Saturday, Sept. 23, in Perryville, MO, including a 10 a.m. Mass at the...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jul 3, 2023 | Education/Evangelization, Province News
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Vincentians’ mission to China, we are publishing a series of articles, They Left Their Hearts, that tell the story of the brave missionaries who answered the Vincentian question, “What must be done?” By the...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | May 23, 2023 | Education/Evangelization
As World War II raged, the priests of the Congregation of the Mission Western Province continued to serve the people of Kiangsi Province. In August 1944, less than a year before Japan’s surrender, Fr. Henry Altenburg, C.M., returned to the U.S. after 21 years of...