by cduggan@vincentian.org | Oct 5, 2022 | Carousel, Province News
With some frequency, Vincentian priests and brothers are asked what the initials “C.M.” stand for. The humorous reply is usually “constantly moving,” but of course the real answer is “Congregation of the Mission.” This leads people to think (erroneously) that this...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Sep 30, 2022 | Education/Evangelization
U.N. Sustainable Development Goal Number-11 One day we’ll all be flying electric cars and living in solar-powered homes, but we’re not quite there yet. In fact, only half of the world’s urban population even has convenient access to public transit, much less a flying...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Sep 27, 2022 | Carousel, Education/Evangelization
By 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. One of the most often-quoted lines from St. Vincent...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Sep 22, 2022 | Carousel, Province News
Though she didn’t know it at the time, Vie Thorgren’s first introduction to the Congregation of the Mission was on the night before her First Communion. In a dream, a man showed her to a bridge between some big, fancy houses and a rundown shack. She and the man stood...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Sep 15, 2022 | Carousel, Province News
Fr. Tom Hinni, C.M., reflects on Vincentian community and says his calling came to him through a trusted advisor. He is featured in Conversations with Confreres for September 2022, the Congregation of the Mission Western Province’s month video series. You can...
