Month: May 2017

As we continue our virtual tour of Ireland we arrived in Co Waterford to the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore.  On a quiet country road outside of Dungarvan we discover a church dedicated to St Vincent de Paul at Garranbane, Dungarvan. The church of St Vincent de Paul was built about 1807.  It is one … Read more

Let us continue on our virtual pilgrimage through Ireland with St Vincent.  This week let us visit the parish of St Vincent de Paul in Marino, Dublin.  Marino was developed in 1924 when Dublin Corporation decided to build a new suburb in the area of Fairview. The parish church was the initiative of Fr John … Read more

The Vincentian Family had a wonderful celebration of the Feast of St Louise and of our charism on Tuesday 9 May. The day began with a seminar on the Vincentian Charism with our colleagues and members of the Vincentian Family. This afternoon a truly wonderful celebration of the Eucharist with hundreds of members of the ... Read more

A large number of staff within the Child and Family Services gathered on Monday 15 May to celebrate St Louise’s day.  It was an opportunity for the staff to meet, to chat and to get to know the various services that are part of this vital and essential service for so many families in need.  ... Read more

The Daughters of Charity in the Province of Ireland gathered on Sunday 7 May 2017 to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the Birth of the Vincentian Charism.  The sisters were addressed by Fr Guillermo Campuzano CM, who is the Vincentian representative at the United Nations.  His topic, Hearts open beyond our boundaries: the Daughters of … Read more

The Leadership Teams of the Organisations within the Vincentian Family met in St Catherine’s Provincial House, Dunardagh, Blackrock, Co Dublin on Saturday 6 May 2017. The organisations included: Congregation of the Mission (Vincentian Priests), Daughters of Charity, Society of St Vincent de Paul, International Association of Charity (AIC), Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice, Association of … Read more

Monsignor Anthony Figueiredo visited Crosscare Refugee Service Women’s Group, the Community College, Food Café and Information and Advocacy Service. He came from the Vatican and he is the regional coordinator of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and his brief is to find out what is happening at a Diocesan level in relation to welcoming … Read more

Let us continue on our virtual pilgrimage through Ireland with St Vincent.  Today we find ourselves in Belfast, in Ligoniel, in the parish of St Vincent de Paul St Vincent de Paul Parish, Ligoniel, Belfast.  Around the year 1850, the villages of Ligoniel and Wolfhill were in St. Patrick’s Parish. The parishioners had to walk … Read more