Office of Mission & Values 
"What you are about to undertake is a great work.  I pray that our Lord will bless your leadership."
St. Vincent DePaul
Our Mission: Guided by the university's strategic plan, VISION Twenty12, the Office of Mission and Values collaborates with university constituencies in ways that measurably enhance their understanding and support of DePaul University's Catholic, Vincentian and urban identity.  Together we provide the leadership that enables the university to fulfill its distinctive educational mission, serve its diverse student body and maximize its strategic capacities.  As the premier international resource for Vincentian studies, the Office also serves a wide range of external constituencies who seek to deepen their engagement with Vincentian history, spirituality and service.

Featured Items

Vincent de Paul DVD Documentary





In January 2010 DePaul University released a 64 minute video documentary on the lives of Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac. You can view the movie online in English, Spanish and French.

You can also purchase the DVD from the DePaul Bookstore in English, French and Spanish.

Spring DRMA Lecture



Topic: Vincentian Footprints in China: The Lives, Deaths, and Legacies of Fracis Clet, CM, and John Gabriel, CM.”

Presenter: Anthony Clark

Location: Richardson Library

When: Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.


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What did Vincent say?



Over the past year, the Office of Mission and Values has been compiling a database of quotes from Saint Vincent de Paul.

Each quote was taken from Vincent de Paul's Correspondence, Conferences and Documents. The database is available right now and is fully searchable.

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All Things Vincentian 


All Things Vincentian is a research portal bringing together digital Vincentian source material, journal articles, image collections, archives, exhibits and online conversation.

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Mission and Values E-mail List




If you are interested in receiving alerts from the Office of Mission and Values about upcoming events, funding opportunities, tours, recently published works, and much more; please sign up for our email list.

Just click the link below and fill out the short form.  

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Vincentian Heritage Days


Vincentian Heritage Days is a series of community events that bring together faculty, staff, and students for discussions and celebrations in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul. In an effort to promote more Vincentian programming throughout the academic year, Vincentian Heritage Days takes place each academic quarter.

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News & Events

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  • World Catholicism Week 2012

    4/16/2012
    A celebration of the globally interdependent dimensions of the Catholic experience of faith at DePaul, in Chicago, across the Americas, and around the world.
  • Lecture: Javier Sicilia

    4/16/2012
    Sicilia’s visit to Chicago is intended to raise awareness of the MPJD movement and to raise funds to bring the “peace caravan” to the United States in the summer of 2012.
  • “Louise de Marillac: From Leading Lady to Protagonist”

    3/6/12
    Tuesday, March 6, 2012 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. DePaul University Cortelyou Commons 2324 N. Fremont
  • DRMA Winter Quarter Lecture

    2/29/12
    "Henri de Maupas du Tour: Laying the Groundwork for Louis Abelly and Vincent de Paul’s Biography" Speaker: Rev. Edward Udovic, C.M., 11:30 AM, Richardson Library, room 115
  • Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture

    1/20/2012
    The Spiritual Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Presented by: Dr. Lewis V. Baldwin.