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Unaffiliated Lay Vincentians’ Understanding And Engagement With The Vincentian Mission: Focus Group Findings, Patricia Wittberg, Mary Gautier
Unaffiliated Lay Vincentians’ Understanding And Engagement With The Vincentian Mission: Focus Group Findings, Patricia Wittberg, Mary Gautier
Mission and Ministry Publications
In November 2014, the Office of Mission and Values of DePaul University commissioned CARA to conduct a series of focus groups that would explore more deeply some of the key findings from a 2014 CARA survey entitled “Unaffiliated Lay Vincentians’ Informal Engagement with the Vincentian Mission.”
A Place For Dialogue, Scott Kelley
A Place For Dialogue, Scott Kelley
Mission and Ministry Publications
Pope Francis, through his recent encyclical on the environment and his upcoming remarks to the United Nations, offers Catholic higher education the opportunity to reflect on its mission. - See more at: http://www.accunet.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3800#sthash.95ltCmnu.dpuf
The Future Of The Vincentian Charism In The United States: Challenges, Trends, And Opportunities, Scott Kelley, Jessica Werner
The Future Of The Vincentian Charism In The United States: Challenges, Trends, And Opportunities, Scott Kelley, Jessica Werner
Mission and Ministry Publications
With declining membership in many branches of the Vincentian Family looming in the background, a key question emerges: how will the Vincentian mission continue in the United States in the twenty-first century? In 2005, Rev. Edward R. Udovic, C.M., Senior Executive for University Mission at DePaul University, argued that “by 2023 the Vincentians may well have no physical presence, canonical sponsorship role, or governance role at DePaul University.” His conclusion is based on careful observation of the historical membership trends in the Congregation of the Mission in the United States, going all the way back to their arrival in 1816. …