Superiors General about their vocation

Two Superiors General of the Congregation of the Mission – Fr. Gregory Gay (2004 to present) and Fr. Robert P. Maloney (1992-2004) share story of their own vocation in an interview with Fr. Astor Rodriguez, Vocation Director of the Eastern Province. In the threshold of the Holy Week their testimonies give an excellent [...]

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Concern for the Fidelity to the Vincentian Vocation by Rev. Jaroslaw Lawrenz CM

Text of the presentation given by Rev. Jaroslaw Lawrenz CM, Assistant of the House at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Brooklyn on October 13, 2011, during the Heritage Pilgrimage of the Confreres from the Province to St. Louis, MO. The theme was ongoing formation (not available in English, yet) and directions for living Vincentian [...]

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Troska o wierność powołaniu wincentyńskiemu – ks. Jarosław Lawrenz CM

Podczas Pielgrzymki Dziedzictwa do St. Louis, Missouri, 13 października 2011 r. ks. Jarosław Lawrenz CM, Asystent Domu Zgromadzenia przy kościele św. Stanisława Kostki na Brooklynie przedstawił dwuczęściowy wykład na temat planu formacji ciągłej i kierunków realizacji powołania wincentyńskiego w Prowincji Nowej Anglii w oparciu o postanowienia XLI Konwentu Generalnego Zgromadzenia Misji w Paryżu [...]

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Fr. Mitchell Wanat CM – 40 years as teacher and pastor

Of forty years in priesthood almost a half of it he dedicated to teaching and educating young people being idolized by students either at St. John Kanty Prep in Erie, PA or in Bishop Brady High School, Concord, NH. For the other half, he has been living in parochial ministry as vicar, administrator [...]

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Silver Priesthood Anniversary of Fr. Roman Kmieć CM

At 9:00 AM, Tuesday, May 24, fifteen Confreres celebrated their jubillee Eucharist in the Vincentian seminary church of Conversion of St. Paul at Stradom in Krakow, Poland, a place where they were ordained priests twenty five years ago. Fr. Roman Kmieć CM, pastor of St. Stanislaus Parish in New Haven, CT was among [...]

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“Proposing Vocations in the Local Church” – Benedict XVI writes for World Day of Prayer for Vocations

“It is no less challenging to follow Christ today. It means learning to keep our gaze fixed on Jesus, growing close to him, listening to his word and encountering him in the sacraments; it means learning to conform our will to his. This requires a genuine school of formation for all those who [...]

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Fr. Marek Sobczak CM – a priest since thirty years

April 25, is the feast of St. Mark, Evangelist. In 1981, this day was the magnificent event in the Vincentian seminary and Province of Poland, too. Twenty young men were ordained priests, another ten were received to deaconate. It was second time in the post war history of Province of Poland to have [...]

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Rev. Jan Urbaniak CM – Ruby Priesthood Anniversary

“Forty years have passed, it’s a beautiful age; forty years, and even one more day. Be ready for twice as much now and perhaps the triple one, who knows?” lyrics of the title song from 70s’ and 80s’ popular Polish TV series “Czterdziestolatek” (A Man in Forties) say . And today (February 28), we [...]

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