education and evangelization
Directed by Fr. Ron Hoye, C.M., Catholic TeamWorks is a Vincentian ministry of evangelization to inspire and empower people of faith. It includes Vincentian Parish Missions, the popular The God Minute app and podcast, and Catholic Home Living, where visitors can obtain books, electronic resources, and other merchandise.
Based in Perryville, MO, at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, the Association of the Miraculous Medal brings Jesus Christ to the world by inspiring devotion to Mary, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, through whom we unite ourselves in prayer to grow in holiness while supporting the apostolic mission and charitable work of our Vincentian priests and brothers.
Based in Kansas City, MO, the Vincentian Parish Mission Center team conducts missions at parishes around the country in the tradition of St. Vincent de Paul, the founder of the Congregation of the Mission. While you are on the site, be sure to check out Monday Morning Coffee Break with Fr. Bob Gielow HERE.
Founded in 1898 by the Vincentians and currently sponsored by the Congregation of the Mission Western Province, DePaul University in Chicago is the largest Catholic University in the United States. Guided by an ethic of Vincentian personalism and professionalism, DePaul compassionately upholds the dignity of all members of its diverse, multi-faith, and inclusive community. Learn more HERE.
Partner of DePaul University and sponsored by the Congregation of the Mission Western Province, DePaul College Prep High School in Chicago is a Vincentian, Catholic community that provides a rigorous college prep education guided by core values of faith, respect, excellence, service, and health. The school “educates young adults of Chicago to think independently, pursue intellectual excellence, practice compassion, and value all individuals as children of God.”
Learn more HERE.
This monthly newsletter is distributed by the Congregation of the Mission Curia Communications Office in Rome. Learn more HERE.
Our Parishes and Missions
Western Province–UNITED STATES
Christ the Savior Church, Brewer, MO.
Holy Redeemer Church, San Antonio, TX.
Holy Trinity Church, Dallas, TX.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral, Anchorage, AK.
Our Lady of Victory Church, Sereno, MO.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Scottsdale, AZ
St. Catherine Laboure Church, St. Louis, MO
St. Francis Xavier Chapel-Japanese Catholic Center, Los Angeles, CA
St. Joseph Church, New Orleans, LA
St. Peter’s Vietnamese Church, Dallas, TX.
St. Vincent de Paul Church, Chicago, IL.
St. Vincent de Paul Church, Los Angeles, CA.
St. Vincent de Paul Church, Perryville, MO.
St. Vincent de Paul Church, St. Louis, MO.
Vice-Province of KENYA
Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Indagalasia, Kenya
St. Kizito Church, Matisi, Kenya
St. Vincent de Paul Church, Giathugu, Kenya
St. Vincent de Paul Church, Kamulu, East Africa
Our Lady Queen of Peace Kyebando, Uganda
Notes From the Province
What Makes a Vincentian: The Virtue of Humility
Humility has gotten a bad name in the modern world. To be humble or to be humbled can connote a sense of low self-esteem. However, prescinding from the context of seventeenth century spirituality, the Vincentian practice of humility today is actually affirmative and helpful.
The CM at the UN: Make Room, Here Come the Young
On Sept. 20 and 21, the UN hosted two action days focused on youth and their concerns, signalling an appropriate increased focus on young people at the international body.
The CM at the UN: Everyone Deserves a Decent Home
The 13 Houses Project, by the Famvin Homeless Alliance has in only six years provided homes and access to services to more than 10,000 formerly homeless people, worldwide.
What Makes a Vincentian: The Vow of Celibate Chastity
The Vincentian vow of chastity is, rather than restrictive, very freeing in many ways.
The C.M. at the U.N.–It’s Called Fairness
Even in the more undeveloped areas of the world, where futures seem pre-determined and fixed, with some exposure to the wider world everyone would want greater fairness, with opportunity for everyone, with material help when needed, with everyone’s dignity respected. The United Nations’ 2030 Agenda of Peace and Prosperity for People and the Planet aims at getting humanity closer to that world. And the underlying promise is to leave no one behind.
What Makes a Vincentian: The Vow of Poverty
The vow of poverty does not mean living a life of destitution. Rather, it means living a life that is simple, not building up unneeded wealth…to live as Jesus lived.
The CM at the UN: The World Happiness Report
The UN World Happiness Report reveals that the largest economies, including the U.S., don’t necessarily have the happiest citizenry. While the young are less happy because of many factors, they also hold the key to turning things around.
Fr. Ron Ramson, C.M.–Do We Take Lent Seriously?
I would like to introduce myself, as I am new to this column. My name is Ronald Ramson, C.M. I was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. I finished High School at St. Vincent College in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and then I came to Perryville in 1950 for the Novitiate program at St. Mary’s of the Barrens.
The CM at the UN: Who is Missing?
With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 193 nations, all members of the United Nations, pledged to leave no one behind.
But it isn’t easy to “leave no one behind.”
We are Called to Mission and SERVICE and NOT TO SURVIVAL
On Jan. 27, 2024, Fr. Patrick McDevitt, C.M., Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Mission Western Province, gave the keynote address to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Houston General Assembly. He spoke about Vincentian spirituality and the call to mission and service.