Our History

Present Day Challenges

The Second Vatican Council has asked all religious to look back to their origins and their initial inspiration as part of the process of renewal. As our forebears stood on the docks of New York facing a world so different from the one they had left behind, we now stand on the brink of a new era, not only for our Congregation and our Province, but for the Church, for the charism of religious life, and for the mission of Jesus Christ in America.

The challenge of giving new life to St. Vincent's original inspiration leads us to collaborate with laity as we foster their own unique calling in the Church. Our renewed appreciation of the Church as the People of God requires us to face a world very different and ever-changing. Our apostolic activities are shifting as we address the needs of our technological and globalized society.

It is true that we do not know the details of the years ahead. But we do know that our loving Father calls us to embrace our history as Jesus embraced His, and we know that our saintly Founder gave us an example of adaptation and flexibility as we place at the service of the Kingdom the gifts of nature and grace that we receive in the persons called to face this challenge with us.

Origins of the Union of the Catholic Apostolate
Beginnings of the Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate
Earliest Days of the United States Province
Growth & Development of the United States Province
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