Vincentian Family Office Informational Video
The International Vincentian Family Office, responding to the requests of the Executive Committee, coordinates activities, provides information and offers formation experiences on the legacy and charism of St. Vincent de Paul to the various branches of the Vincentian Family around the world.
How St. Louise Revitalized and Organized the Confraternities of Charity
As we approach the 405th anniversary of the foundation of the first Confraternity of Charity (today the AIC) on August 23, let us learn from the example of St. Louise de Marillac, who was sent by St. Vincent de Paul to visit the Confraternities beginning in 1629....
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Associates: A 50 Year History 1972-2022 (Part 05)
Throughout the more than 200 year history of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCN), friends from the broader community have walked beside the Sisters in their call to follow the charism of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac. From the earliest days, these partners have been integral to the SCN mission.
St. Jane Frances de Chantal and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: Made for Communion
Even in seasons of loneliness, we were made to live with and for others. God provides the means to serve him through a community. What will the coming months bring? Ever since Covid, it seems to me that everything has shifted, that I am like a boat cut loose from its...
Friends: St. Vincent de Paul and St. Jane Frances de Chantal
St. Vincent had many friends, but two friends stand out: St. Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, and St. Jane Frances de Chantal, co-foundress of the Order of the Visitation of Saint Mary.
Heavens Tell the Story of God
What does it mean that Mary is the Queen of Creation?
Caregiving
No matter how you arrive at the role of caregiver, whether suddenly or gradually, there is a spiritual component to caregiving.
The Treasures’s Location (Hebrews 11:1-19; Lk. 12:32-48)
“For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.” (Lk 12:34)These words of Jesus shine a light on what it is that a given society values — what it treasures most, what tops its list of things most sought after?
If These Moccasins Could Speak!
Have you ever walked a mile in another’s moccasins? … in the moccasins of their sufferings?
Burn with Zeal for the Kingdom of God
Jesus cannot but burn with zeal for God’s kingdom. For he has come to proclaim it, to bring it in, and to bring it about to the full. In many places, trees, houses and other things burn in fires. We are sorry, of course, for the deaths, losses and harm that fires...