SJU University chaplain share how his journey was similar to many students. The second of two stories that show our Universities and our mission in action.
Month: January 2019
Our Universities and Our Mission in Action – Part 1
Niagara University – The second of two stories that show our Universities and our mission in action.
Gospel Joy in a Vincentian
“For us Vincentians, the joy of the Gospel comes from a conviction that, as Vincent de Paul said, we continue the mission of Jesus on earth.”
Who is standing up to read the scroll today? Luke 4:16
Who is standing up to read the scroll today? Are you?
The Vincentian Thing is Caught Not Taught
https://www.cmeast.org/2019/01/25/the-vincentian-thing-is-caught-not-taught/
It’s Here! Revised Vincentian Eastern Province Website!
Join in the celebration of the anniversary of the Foundation of the Congregation the Congregation of the Mission by visiting our website at htpps://cmeast.org
The Vincentian Thing is Caught Not Taught
The Vincentian thing is caught not taught!
A Call To Conversion – A Point of No Return
“I am attracted to both Vincent and Paul. The opportunity to reflect on them together in this foundational Vincentian story attracts me.” At a point in their lives, they realized there was no turning back.
Vincentian Youth Experience World Youth Day
Fr. John Maher of the Eastern Province of the United States reports on the initial phase of how Vincentian Youth experience World Youth Day.
Meeting of Vincentian Youth in Panama, January 2019
Young Vincentians from 30 countries gathered in Panama in preparation for World Youth Day 2019.
Dreams – Martin Luther King, Frederic Ozanam, St. Vincent, Our Own
As we celebrate the dreams of Martin Luther King, Frederic Ozanam, Vincent and innumerable other dreamers let us recall that without dreams the people perish (Proverbs 29:18) What about our dreams?
Pope Francis – Be Grateful for your History, Search for Answers
Pope Francis speaks of gratitude for one’s culture, courage in the face of challenges, and hope in building another possible world.
Fr. Joe Fitzgerald Interviewed by Vatican News Agency
The Vatican News Agency interviewed Father Joseph Fitzgerald, CM, Executive Secretary of the National Coordination of Indigenous Ministry [CONAPI] and key organizer of the special meeting of Indigenous People being held prior to World Youth Day.
Everybody Has Something to Say to the Bishops
These days it seems everybody has something to say to the Bishops. But what if some of the things they are being told apply to us?
Landing and Soaking In
Jesus was looking for places his light could land and soak in. Isn’t that what Vincentians are trying to do?
Please pray for Mrs. Catherine McCann
Please pray for Mrs. Catherine McCann, the sister-law of Fr. Don McCann, C.M.+
Congregation of the Mission: Finding God in the Poor
Our mission to serve the poor both spiritually and materially. As Fr. Anthony Dosen, C.M. humbly explains in this video, “I don’t have all the answers, and how I find God is in the poor.”
A Heart on Fire 400 Years Ago Shaped Our Church Today
https://cammonline.org/jan25anniversary/
Mary Jo Timlin-Hoag Named President and CEO of CAMM
Mary Jo Timlin-Hoag Named President and CEO of CAMM
How Niagara University Will Celebrate the Founding of the Congregation
What could be more appropriate than helping those who have never experienced the poverty that so many of our brothers and sisters experience and then mobilizing the community to transform the lives of children living in poverty?
Looking Back On Baptism In Our Older Years
Looking back at our own Baptism in light of how the birth of Jesus changed everything… for everyone. Perhaps it might trigger some thoughts about your own Baptism.
What Set Vincent’s Heart on Fire?
https://famvin.org/en/2019/01/11/what-set-vincents-heart-on-fire/
Words Whispered in Our Ears at Baptism
Remember how God whispered to us on the day of our Baptism: you are my beloved child, I am pleased with you. We may have forgotten that. Let us pray that our memory be jogged.
Charles Dickens – Artists as Voice of the Poor (Expanded)
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol?” Who hasn’t read it, or heard it or seen it on stage or screen? It has inspired many people to look at their lives through the lens of their past, future, and present. The short story, written in...
Ordinary Time, the Ordinary Saints Next Door – Six Insights of Pope Francis
https://www.cmeast.org/2019/01/08/ordinary-time-the-ordinary-saints-next-door-six-insights-of-pope-francis/
Ordinary Time, the Ordinary Saints Next Door – Six Insights of Pope Francis
Ordinary time can be a time to think about the ordinary saints in our lives and what ordinary means in the context of our lives. Pope Francis reminds us of “the saints next door” and our own call to a practical holiness.
Funeral Arrangements for Mrs. Kathleen Arnone
Funeral Arrangements for Mrs. Kathleen Arnone Friday, January 11, 2019
The Star of Our Journey in the New Year
The star of the wisemen can be a metaphor for the times in our lives when we must seek in the darkness for the light of God’s Providence as did St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Vincent dePaul.
Newest addition to the Eastern Province
Fr. Bindel Mary Ifeanyichukwu , CM arrived from Nigeria October 5. He joins Fr. Joseph Ita Sam, also a Vincentian who arrived earlier in the summer. Both are serving in St. Vincent’s Parish in Germantown.
The Star of Our Journey in the New Year
https://famvin.org/en/2019/01/04/the-star-of-our-journey-in-the-new-year/
Rom 16, 13 reads: "Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; and greet his mother—a mother to me also." If this…
Have a blessed Holy Week!
I have never thought about the people that were named in the Gospels. I would agree that they may be…
Generally, I love the laconic nature of Mark's Gospel. The Passion narrative is very compelling in its starkness, with one…
Father John, Blessings to you as you step cautiously down that new path. Grace and Peace be with you!