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.
This monthly newsletter is distributed by the Congregation of the Mission Curia Communications Office in Rome.
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 Perpetual Help Church, San Antonio, TX.
Our Lady of Victory Church, Sereno, MO.
Sacred Heart Church, Patterson, CA.
St. Catherine Laboure Church, St. Louis, MO
St. Joseph Church, New Orleans, LA
St. Michael Church, San Antonio, TX.
St. Peter’s Vietnamese Church, Dallas, TX.
St. Pius V Parish, St. Louis, MO
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
China Centennial Pt. 1–They Left Their Hearts
This monthly series on the China Missions of the 20th and 21st centuries leads up to the 2023 celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Congregation of the Mission Western Province’s ministry in China. We begin with an introduction of the events and people who were key in establishing the presence of Vincentians from the Western Province of the U.S. in these missions.
The CM at the UN, Sustainable Development Goal #11–Jim Claffey
In recent years, air pollution causes at least 4.2 million premature deaths. So what’s the deal? We’re in 2021–where’s the solar power? The wind turbines? SDG 11 asks this question and many more, striving to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
Love is Inventive–Fr. Ray Van Dorpe, C.M.
The feast day for St. Vincent de Paul, the founder of the Congregation of the Mission, is celebrated Sept. 27. For this occasion, Fr. Ray Van Dorpe, C.M., offers the following reflection.
Lives of the Vincentian Saints–St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M. (1802-1840)
St. John Gabriel Peryboyre, C.M., a Vincentian martyr, gave his life while serving as a missionary in 19th century China.
Lives of the Vincentian Saints-Bl. Ghebre Michael, C.M. (1790-1855)
Ghebre-Michael worked for years in 19th-century Ethiopia with Fr. Justin de Jacobis, C.M., who ordained him a priest. He died before his studies were completed due to months of torture he endured after his arrest by local authorities, but Jacobis still called him a Vincentian because, “…in his heart, he already beloned to the Congregation.”
The Word of the Day-Jim Claffey, NGO Rep. of the C.M. to the U.N.
To understand the “forest” that is poverty, for example, we need to be aware of the interaction of the trees that make it up. This approach drives us to a deeper analysis of all the inter-connected issues and problems we must address to build a healthy and peaceful society for all.
Lives of the Vincentian Saints-St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. (1800-1860)
His reputation as a preacher and his personal devotion to prayer led some in authority to mention the possibility of ordaining Justin a bishop, a position he did not want.
Fr. Edward Tomasiewicz, C.M., Dec. 11, 1947-July 21, 2022
Obituary for Fr. Edward Tomasiewicz, C.M., including a schedule of services on July 29 and 30 and a link for livestreaming them, either live or afterwards.
China Missions in the 19th Century–St. Francis Regis Clet (1748-1820)
As a prelude to a series of article launching next month commemorating the 100th anniversary of the American Vincentians service in China, we offer the story of St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M., a Vincentian martyr who gave his life while serving as a missionary in 19th century China.
Going into Darkness Looking for Light–FHA Refugee Conference
Seventy FamVin members gathered in Seville this month to discuss how to accompany refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) as part of Famvin Homeless Alliance’s commitment to respond creatively to the needs of homeless persons.