On October 10, We Celebrate the Feast of Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska
Born amid the upheavals of nineteenth-century Poland, Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska transformed prayerful compassion into organized service. Her work with the Ladies of Charity led her to shelter abandoned children and elderly women and, eventually, to found the Felician Sisters, uniting Franciscan simplicity, Vincentian charity, Eucharistic prayer, and courageous trust in God’s will.
The Miraculous Medal: A Sign of Light (Video)
In this video we see the testimony of a Daughter of Charity who gives out Miraculous Medals among the sick of the Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome.
Sister Hélène Studler, DC: The Vincentian Courage That Turned Charity into Resistance
Sister Hélène Studler, a Daughter of Charity in Metz, transformed Vincentian service into a daring rescue network during World War II. From caring for prisoners to helping more than 2,000 people escape Nazi control, her life challenges today’s Vincentian Family to serve with courage, creativity, and faith.
A Life of Prayer and Service: The Sisters of Charity of Schijndel
Founded in Schijndel in 1836, the Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary, Mother of Good Help have served generations through education, health care, social ministry, and missionary work. Inspired by St. Vincent de Paul, their history reveals a spirituality that unites prayer, justice, and practical love.
A Vincentian View: A Time for Listening
The beatification Mass for Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen took place on Thursday, September 24, 2026, in St. Louis, Missouri.
Banquet for All Peoples and Nations
In the sacred banquet for all, Jesus offers his flesh as juicy, rich food. He also offers his blood as pure, aged wine. Isaiah dreams of the banquet that God sets up for all peoples. It is a banquet of juicy, rich food and of pure, choice wines. This banquet, of...
Vincentian Churches Around the World 10 – Basilica of Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret in Sancey, France
Built near Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret’s birthplace in Sancey, France, this Romanesque-Celtic basilica unites pilgrimage, architecture, and Vincentian memory. Its stone nave, stained glass, marble altar, and annual gatherings recall a woman formed by the Daughters of Charity who carried Saint Vincent de Paul’s spirit of service from France to Italy. It remains a living shrine of prayer and charity.
Contemplation: The Saving of the Soup
A Daughter of Charity who narrowly survived a building collapse in 1646 still made sure her pot of soup reached the poor before continuing her rounds. Her example reveals three hallmarks of Vincentian spirituality: active love, trust in Providence, and selfless service. Material aid matters most when it becomes a tangible sign of God’s love for those who suffer.
A Vincentian Minute: Frederic Ozanam and Our Sunday Gospel 04
In this series, Fr. Rooney extends the Sunday experience by looking at how we practically live a liturgically informed life. This week: aligning ourselves with Jesus.
The Rejected Stones Become the Cornerstone
Pope Leo XIV has already presented the technological age as a new social question, invited humanity to choose between Babel and Jerusalem, and called us to remain profoundly human. Now he turns that vision into a direct appeal: we must enter the “construction site” of our time.