From the Famvin Homeless Alliance. Visit their website Imagine if Saint Vincent de Paul was with us today. What would he do in a world still torn by wars, where billions of people are looking for a home? In the face of contemporary challenges, Saint Vincent de Paul...
“What can compare to the beauty of God, who is the source of all the beauty and perfection of creatures? Is it not from God that the flowers, the birds, the stars, the moon, and the sun derive their luster and beauty? (SVP, vol XIII, no. 43). Vincent de Paul....
Blessed Rosalie Rendu was only 15 years old when she became a Daughter of Charity. For the next 54 years she dedicated herself to serving the poor in the Mouffetard, the most deprived district of Paris. Who was this simple country girl who became a great symbol of Our...
“As has been made evident, ‘extreme sensitivity’ was Sister Rosalie’s dominant characteristic. It was the source of her great compassion for all who suffered. It meant, also, that she was personally affected by the tragedies around her. She...