St. John’s Catholic Scholars Make Pilgrimage to Rome
A visit to the Eternal City created a lifetime of memories for members of St. John’s University’s Catholic Scholars program, who made a pilgrimage in January to Rome and Vatican City, seats of the Catholic faith.
Foundation Day Liturgy Celebrates Origin of Vincentian Charism
St. Vincent de Paul was filled with a passion to meet the material and spiritual needs of persons who were poor. With a talent for organizing others who shared his passion, he began a group of priests and Brothers—the Congregation of the Mission—for the evangelization of the poor and the formation of the clergy.
Vincentian Chair Lecture Stresses Importance of Authentic Belonging
What is a nation? What does it mean to belong to a nation? What does that belonging require? What is citizenship?
St. John’s University Mourns the Loss of Sr. Margaret John Kelly, D.C. ’64G, ’67Ph.D.
St. John’s University is mourning the loss of Sr. Margaret John Kelly, D.C. ’64G, ’67Ph.D., the founder and former Executive Director of the Vincentian Center for Church and Society. Sr. Kelly, a...
St. John’s Professor Appointed to Vatican Theology Project on Migrant Experience
“This project was important as a means to show that the theology espoused by Pope Francis could be done well and done ethically—and done in a way that respects everyone’s dignity.” Those words from...
St. John’s Students Tour the UN with Vincentian NGO Representative
The full measure of the Vincentian commitment to social justice was brought to light for a group of St. John’s University students during a visit to the United Nations in Manhattan on Wednesday...
VCSJ Lecturer Discusses Problematic History of Colonization
“We citizens of the United States rarely consider our colonial heritage—and when we do, we romanticize it. That romanticizing conceals complex and entangled motivations, and unquestioned and sometimes...
Annual Vincentian Convocation Celebrates Lives and Legacies of Healers
Echoing this year’s Founder’s Week theme, “Be Vincentian: Be a Healer,” St. John’s University’s annual Vincentian Convocation celebrated the healers in our midst, paying special tribute to one in...
Catholic Scholars Begin a New Year of Faith, Service, and Learning
St. John’s University welcomed its new and returning Catholic Scholars to the Queens, NY, campus for their annual opening retreat.
St. Vincent de Paul Society Members Attend National Assembly
Proud and excited to share with other students from across the country how the St. John’s community embodies the University’s Vincentian mission, three St. John’s students who are members of the St...