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
Musings from Paris–Fr. J. Patrick Murphy, C.M.
Our day is full and exciting but the sub-story is all the calls, emails and worry we do about our people in Ukraine and the staff in other countries who are raising money, receiving refugees and sending supplies.
Go to the Poor and You Will Find God–Mary Frances and Bill Jaster
The Vincentians first came to the Archdiocese of Denver in 1908, beginning their ministry at St. Thomas Seminary when the first seminarians arrived for formation as priests. Last fall we said goodbye to two Vincentians who have served in the Archdiocese of Denver since 1977 and are retiring to the Apostles of Charity Residence in Perryville, MO, and the Lazarist Residence in St. Louis, MO.
Getting Your Heart Right–Fr. J. Patrick Murphy, C.M.
We cannot fix all the world’s ills. We can, however, work on our own lives and get our heart right with ourselves, our God and others.
The Gift of Tact–Fr. J. Patrick Murphy, C.M.
I believe in tact and realize just how much this world needs it. The interpersonal incivility and anger we witness threaten our society and peacefulness.
Hello, Christian–Fr. J. Patrick Murphy, C.M.
I wonder sometimes whether, if we live our lives as Christians and behave in accord with our beliefs, would anyone notice?
THE CHOLUTECA BRIDGE LESSON, SUPER BOWL SUNDAY–Fr. J. Patrick Murphy, C.M.
We cannot stop building bridges. We cannot stop trying to make the bridges we build withstand everything we know that could happen.
On Becoming a Jerk–Fr. J. Patrick Murphy, C.M.
A while back, one of my students retired from her job in the government sector. At the retirement party, signs appeared around the room quoting one of her mantras, “Hire no jerks.” She learned that from me in class at DePaul University.
The State of the American Church: The Need for a New Evangelization–Rev. Anthony J. Dosen, C.M., Ph.D. STL
The COVID crisis is entering its third year of wreaking havoc in the United States. A common concern of many pastors has been, will the people return to church once the crisis has passed. This is not an idle concern.
Foundation Day 2022–Fr. J. Patrick Murphy, C.M.
Each year on the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle, we remember the beginning of the Congregation of the Mission (C.M.). According to St. Vincent de Paul, this happened in Folleville, France, on January 25, 1617, when he preached his “first sermon of the Mission.” His experience with a dying man transformed Vincent’s heart and imbued him with a desire to serve those in need.