Founder’s Week Celebration Lights Hearts on Fire at St. John’s
St. Vincent de Paul was a practical man of action. He was a master at building teams composed of the most talented people suited to his cause. His passion motivated others; he set hearts on fire.
Vincentian Bishop Highlights Deep Connection Between St. John’s University and St. Vincent de Paul
St. Vincent de Paul had a “dual vision” of eyes and heart. He created and organized support networks to care for those in need materially, physically, and spiritually.
Honoring Exemplars Who Set Hearts on Fire at Annual Vincentian Convocation
At St. John’s University’s Vincentian Convocation on September 25, individuals and organizations were honored who echo, in word and deed, this year’s Founder’s Week theme: “Be Vincentian: Set Your Heart on Fire.”
Western and Asian Cultures are Bridged at Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall
Nestled amid notable structures that include the D’Angelo Center, St. Albert Hall, and St. Augustine Hall on the Queens, NY, campus of St. John’s University, Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall stands out as an iconic structure – a symbol of freedom, independence, and democracy, intended to foster a better understanding of Asian culture.
Rev. Patrick J. Griffin, C.M. ’13HON, Reflects on Lifelong Ministry of Teaching and Service
Reverend Patrick J. Griffin, C.M. ’13HON, felt the call to priesthood at a young age, and as he grew and matured, that vocation crystallized through study, experience, service, and introspection.
Vincentian Chair Lecturer Discusses Measurable Impact of Poverty
Numbers can be part of the ongoing work of redressing poverty and a tool in the hands of people of goodwill. That was the message of Sabina Alkire, D.Phil, holder of the 2024–25 Vincentian Chair of Social Justice, during the first of four lectures held throughout the academic year.
St. John’s Climate Lecture Highlights Challenges Faced by Indigenous People of Peru
In few places have the local population been as active in pushing back against environmental change as in the mountainous areas of Peru and Bolivia, home to the indigenous Quechua people . According...
Vincentian Chair Lecturer Discusses Hope in the Midst of “Apocalypse”
Third World populations, many of which emit zero carbon, consistently suffer as a result of the harmful effects of climate change resulting from the careless practices of First World nations. That was...
“Three Things Talk” Highlights the Book of Psalms
Each of the biblical verses in the Book of Psalms was written by a different person, in a different situation, with a different set of needs, and they all turn to the Lord and speak those needs, said...
Papal Infallibility Examined at Three Things Talk
As St. John’s marks its 150th anniversary this year, it can make a claim that few other institutions of higher education can assert: “Namely, we can say truthfully that the doctrine of papal...