by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jul 30, 2022 | Education/Evangelization
Born in San Fele, south of Naples, in 1800 to a wealthy family, Justin de Jacobis joined the Vincentians in 1818 in Naples and was ordained in 1824. His early priesthood was spent primarily as a preacher of missions and retreats in his native region. He tirelessly...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jul 28, 2022 | Education/Evangelization, Province News
Rev. Edward Joseph Tomasiewicz, C.M., was born on December 11, 1947, to Joseph and Genevieve Tomasiewicz of Omaha, NE. After attending South High School, He began discerning a call to the priesthood. He applied to the Archdiocese of Omaha and matriculated to...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jul 9, 2022 | Education/Evangelization
By Sharon Essner, MPS, Associate Researcher for Mission In August of 2022, 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. Francis Regis Clet, C.M., a...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jun 30, 2022 | Education/Evangelization
Jim Claffey, NGO representative of the CM to the UN, writes about the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how they relate to the Vincentians’ work around the world. In this piece, he takes a break from that series to discuss a...
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jun 27, 2022 | Education/Evangelization
2022 Jubilarians–Congregation of the Mission Western Province 50-YEAR Fr. Paul Sisul, C.M. Fr. Paul was ordained in June 1972 at DeAndreis Seminary in Lemont, IL. He was on the faculty and administration at St. Louis Prep Seminary, St....
by cduggan@vincentian.org | Jun 12, 2022 | Education/Evangelization
Last Monday I had dinner with Robert Emanuel and his wife at the Vincentian Residence in Chicago. Robert will start as president of DePaul on 1 August 2022. It was a delight to meet him and his wife. I am a higher education junkie for the most part—collecting several...
