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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 [...]

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 [...]

LOOK FORWARD and make RIGHT DECISIONS – Provincial’s presentation

Topics which Fr. Rafal Kopystynski CM, Provincial of New England would like to discuss during his presentation in St. Louis on Thursday, October 13, 2011. “We have to look forward to the future and see some facts regarding our Province and the changing reality around us. As provincial let me name a few [...]

Heritage Pilgrimage to St. Louis

Program of the Heritage Pilgrimage [...]

Four Becomes One – New Province of the Daughters of Charity in the USA

On Sunday, July 31, 2011 the Baltimore Basilica of National Shrine of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, America’s First Cathedral hosted the very special event in the modern history of the Company of Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul and the Vincentian Family the USA. During the Eucharist presided by [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Vincentian Provincial of Philippines named Bishop in Papua New Guinea

Vatican Press Office has announced today, April 6, recent episcopal appointments made by the Pope Benedict XVI: new Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, and four Bishops: in diocese of La Plata (Argentina), Chittagong (Bangladesh), Cincinnati (USA) and Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea, which Fr. Rolando Santos CM, Visitor of the Province of Philippines [...]

Superior General writes on use of new technologies in the mission

“The world is not now what it once was, nor is it what it will be”, says Superior General, Rev. Gregory Gay CM in his letter released today, on use of new technologies in communication and mission. “Just twenty years ago few in the Congregation had any awareness of how the world would [...]

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