by cduggan@vincentian.org | Sep 12, 2022 | Carousel, Province News
In 1981, the Vincentians of the Western Province went to Kenya and established a mission to serve the poor and form clergy native to the region. Today, in the new Vice-Province of Kenya, the need is still great. Our Vincentian parishes also have a strong tradition of...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Sep 11, 2022 | Carousel, Education/Evangelization, Province News
In the coming months, we will begin a series of articles to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the American Vincentians’ service in China. As a prelude, we offer the story of St. John Gabriel Peryboyre, C.M., a Vincentian martyr who, like St. Francis Regis Clet before...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Aug 30, 2022 | Education/Evangelization
Blessed Ghebre-Michael was born about 1790. Due to an injury that resulted in the loss of one eye, he was considered unfit for most work. He showed acumen in his studies and eventually entered a monastery. He was not preparing for ordination, rather he focused his...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Aug 16, 2022 | Carousel, Province News
In the August 2022 edition of Conversations with Confreres, Fr. Paul Golden, C.M., states that his calling came as a complete surprise to everyone, including himself. After a career teaching and adminstering in seminaries, he offers some important advice for anyone...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Aug 2, 2022 | Education/Evangelization
And the word of the day is “inter-connectivity.” Connectedness. Linkages. Look again at the photo, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the heart of the United Nation’s Agenda for People, Prosperity and the Planet. All 193 Member States committed to this...