Announcing The Official VIMS Newsletter
We're thrilled you are here. Are you already familiar with our mission? Are you a Vincentian? Are you simply curious about how we are helping people living in poverty to find a faith-filled way forward? It doesn’t matter. We are very glad you are here. And, this...
What Kind of House Can You Build for Me? Biro, Benin
King David longed to build a ‘house’ for the Lord in Jerusalem. God inquired of David, “What kind of house can you build for me?” As the spiritual leaders of the Parish of St. John the Baptist in Biro, Benin, the missioners posed the question about God’s dwelling...
Abundant Blessings
Vincentian Mission in action at the Harvest Anticipation Mass and Blessing of the Workers in Napa CA.
Hope within the Rubble of War in Syria
In Damacus, Syria, the Vincentian confreres are known for their house “Couvent des Lazarist,” founded 1783. From the “Couvent des Lazariste,” the Vincentians administer a school, Alfajer Ecole. The war in Syria has greatly and negatively impacted the lives of...
Mission in the Solomon Islands
The Vincentian charism calls us to connect our internal, spiritual growth with service to those at the margins of society. Our international mission on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands embodies that practice: metaphorically as an island whose center is never far...
Cattle Breeding Project in Costa Rica
The cattle breeding project employs the method of “systemic change” for the improvement of the pastoral care of the parishioners at the various mission stations, and the betterment of the lives of the “campesinos,” peasants. In total, ten head of cattle were purchased and located on a pasture near a source of water on land owned by the parish. The project hopes to produce a herd of animals that can be sold at market