Talamanca: Vincentian Mission among the Indigenous

Talamanca: Vincentian Mission among the Indigenous Rolando Gutiérrez Zúñiga, CM, Vice-Province of Costa Rica describes a ministry with indigenous peoples. The Bribris and the Cabecar play an important role in the ecclesiastical history of Latin America. The Spaniards...

Vincentian parish reacts to President Trump

A Vincentian parish in Charlotte, North Carolina, recently offered thousands of flowers as symbols of prayer that President Trump will have a change of heart and turn away from his plans to get tougher on undocumented immigrants. Father Vince Finnerty, CM serves as...

Significant anniversaries in Portugal

In an article entitled  “Jubilee: Charity and Mission” Fr. Agostinho Sousa, CM, Provincial Secretary, writes of two signficant anniversaries in Portugal – 400th anniversary of the origin of the Vincentian Charism and the 300th anniversary of the...

Padre Juan Prager hopes to return to Ecuador

Rejoice! After literally months in Intensive Care in hospitals in Quito, Ecuador, Houston, TX and Kindred Hospital in Philadelphia, John (Juan) Prager joined the confreres for supper last evening in the main dining room of our Motherhouse. I did not see him walking in...

Celebrating ordinations in Oceania

Provincial of Oceania reports on celebrating ordinations in Oceania The ordination to the Priesthood of Rev. Benjamin Paka, Rev. Lorensio Kinika and Rev. Jeffrey Werner was a wonderful event. The ordinations were held at Red Beach Parish of the Good Shepherd, Honiara....