Resources, News, Events and Happenings related to the integration of DePaul’s Vincentian mission into the ongoing life and work of the university community. Mission Monday Leading by Listening We often associate leadership with action. Pragmatic Vincentian leadership is characterized by action, but listening should be seen as a vital and important action itself, one that […]
Resources, News, Events and Happenings related to the integration of DePaul’s Vincentian mission into the ongoing life and work of the university community. Mission Monday Doubt, Certainty, and Louise’s Lumière Louise de Marillac had a vision that freed her from all doubt. In times of uncertainty, how can we relate? …read more Mission-Related Events […]
On June 4, 1623, Pentecost Sunday, Louise de Marillac experienced a transformation in her life. She would later write, “On the Feast of Pentecost, during holy Mass or while I was praying in the church, my mind was instantly freed of all doubt.” (i) Louise’s doubt disappeared in a powerful mystical experience that she would […]
Resources, News, Events and Happenings related to the integration of DePaul’s Vincentian mission into the ongoing life and work of the university community. Mission Monday The Essential Ingredient What does it mean for our beloved Vincentian mission to be integrated effectively into the daily life and work of the university community, in and out of […]
What does it mean for our beloved Vincentian mission to be integrated effectively into the daily life and work of the university community, in and out of the classroom? This question is often top of mind for those of us working in Mission and Ministry and for many leaders for mission across the institution. Collectively, […]
Resources, News, Events and Happenings related to the integration of DePaul’s Vincentian mission into the ongoing life and work of the university community. Mission Monday Understanding the Vincentian Heart How does your life experience and DePaul’s Vincentian mission enable you to Explore Your Purpose? …read more Mission-Related Events and Happenings This Week Freedom Dreaming: […]
In honor of Saint Louise de Marillac’s Feast Day on May 9th, the Division of Mission and Ministry invites the DePaul community to celebrate Louise Week from May 4-10. As a DePaul community, our strategic planning context is inviting us to dream, design, and innovate – and Saint Louise provides us a unique example of […]
Some years ago, colleagues from Mission and Ministry and many other areas developed an initiative called Explore Your Purpose at DePaul University (EYP). This initiative is for all members of the university community to foster their sense of personal meaning and social purpose as part of the educational environment at DePaul.[1] While I wasn’t part […]
Resources, News, Events and Happenings related to the integration of DePaul’s Vincentian mission into the ongoing life and work of the university community. Mission Monday Organizational Renewal and Collective Cultivation What cultivates the change that cures? …read more Mission-Related Events and Happenings This Week Mass and Lunch for Faculty and Staff As we […]
When I left home for college, I had not yet come to appreciate the changing seasons of my rural Connecticut childhood. It would be decades before I was again able to experience a four-season climate. After twenty-plus years in Florida and stops in Texas and California, my partner and I arrived in Pennsylvania, where we […]