by John Freund, CM | Dec 24, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, News
Father McCullen was born in 1926 in Drogheda, Ireland. He entered the Congregation in 1945 after studying at St. Patrick’s College, Armagh, Northern Ireland. Prior to that he had studied at the National Seminary in Maynooth. In 1948, he earned (with honors) a...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 24, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, News
We just received word that former Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission Richard McCullen, CM died peacefully in his sleep. From the Curia of the Congregation… “Father McCullen passed away very peacefully at 6 a.m. this morning. The Visitor...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 19, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation, Reflections
Vincentian Convictions and Gestures with regard to Mercy By: Father José Antonio González P. CM Pope Francis, with the publication of the Bull, Misericordiae Vultus, has called us to live the Jubilee of Mercy. The Pope tells us that the jubilee is a special...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, News, Vincentian Family
Austria honors Wolfgang Pucher CM with its Silver Medal for meritorious service to the Republic of Austria through the 38 “VinziWerke” or innovative “VinProjects” he has inaugurated. The breadth of these projects is staggering. Among them...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 11, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, News
Fr. Néstor Gómez, cm, Regional Superior reports about dangers faced by Vincentians and Daughters of Charity in Rwanda and Burundi. The situation is alarming and calls for fervent prayer. November 10, 2015 Confreres Greetings to all from the Region of RWANDA-BURUNDI...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Oct 13, 2015 | Church, Congregation of the Mission, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Bishop Benjamin Romarosa, C.M., of Madagascar speaks of caring for our common home and Laudato Si’ in a strongly worded letter to his own government. Madagascar, one of the planet’s poorest countries, has become a new Eldorado of the large international mining...
