by cduggan@vincentian.org | Mar 31, 2022 | Carousel, Province News
Serving the poor and homeless has always been important to St. Louisan Jim Kistner. So, when he began a search for a new home parish, one of the churches he visited for Mass was St. Catherine Labouré, a Vincentian-run parish in South St. Louis County. Jim recalls that...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Mar 30, 2022 | Carousel, Province News
The Congregation of the Mission Western Province mourns the loss of Rev. John. T. Richardson, C.M., who passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at the age of 98 after a lengthy illness. Born Dec. 20, 1922, and ordained in August 1949, Fr. Richardson served his long...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Mar 30, 2022 | Education/Evangelization
On December 20, 1923, Patrick and Mary Richardson welcomed a son into the world. Their boy, John, was born in Dallas, Texas, and ten days later was baptized at Holy Trinity Church, the local Vincentian Parish. His childhood was in the shadow of Holy Trinity Parish,...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Mar 28, 2022 | Province News
The spring 2022 edition of our quarterly newsletter, The Vincentian, is now available online with articles about the history of our work in Kenya, a donor spotlight, a Lenten reflection, and much more. Read the newsletter HERE. Watch for our next issue of The...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Mar 28, 2022 | Education/Evangelization
It is mid-day on Tuesday, March 22, a perfect day of sunshine, warmth, and blue skies. I am at a retreat house in London, a quiet respite from the bustling crowds of tourists and general merry-goers of the city. During my presentation this morning—Vincentian Values...
