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“What had happened to persuade the young Vincent (about thirty) to begin to take his Christian life more seriously? Something must have brought Vincent to his decision.
Articles for conversion
Saturday Study Hall – How Vincent became St. Vincent
In days of yore saints were presented as living perfect lives from their first breaths. Today we are more...
Vincent learns from a heretic
Rather than simply refuting a Protestant who was attacking the Church Vincent hears the truth of his charge and grows....
Vincentian Hobbits – Unexpected Journeys
Sr. Rose Pacete concludes her review of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" with these words ... "This is the story of Bilbo Baggins, a gentle, simple hobbit who followed a call and went on an adventure to help his neighbors, to lay down his life perhaps, for those...
How Vincent was converted to the poor
"Vincent de Paul - a Priest of Charity at the Service of the Poor". The article in the Vincentian Encyclopedia focuses on Vincent's conversion to the poor, and the manner in which he lived out that conversion. The article concludes "..Today it is instructive for us...
The day Vincent discovered his direction in life
January 25th marks the 394th anniversary of the day Vincent discovered his vocation and direction in life. The Congregation of the Mission celebrates this as its "Foundation Day" but in reality the Congregation was not legally set up until 7 year laters on April 17,...