AIC International Assembly – Chatillon 2017
Our pilgrimage began in Notre Dame Cathedral on March 8, 2017 – International Women’s Day – at a Mass attended by 1,000 AIC France and other nationalities. It was the first of several encounters with the Heart of St Vincent in our presence. Later on, after the vin...
Are We Loved Enough?
Will we stand alone, or will we stand with others, being a part of what is good in them, being more together than ever we could be alone? Our sisters and brothers in the body of Christ touch us, change us, soften us, and call us forward with their love.
The Holy Trinity, the Group Standard • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
At 59, Saint Louise had the illusion and energy to send Daughters of Charity to the distant Hennebont, in French Brittany. She was afraid that, by living so far from Paris, the community would relax and disappear. In this letter thery are told that only if they live...
July 4: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
In celebration of the feast day of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati on July 4, take some quiet time to pray a special version of the Stations of the Resurrection, also known by the Latin name Via Lucis (Way of Light). Get to know Pier Giorgio through excerpts from his...
What my Nonreligious Mom Taught Me About the Vincentian Mission #IamVincent
When I was a young child, “religion” and “church” were foreign concepts to me. My family didn’t have a home parish nor a religious sect. Every once in a while, a friend’s family would invite me to attend a religious service with them, but that was as much interaction...
A Vincentian View: To Be Worthy of the Lord
A Vincentian View: To Be Worthy of the Lord As so often happens in Scripture, care for one’s family emerges as the highest and most rigorous of human loves; it becomes the measure for any human relationship. Yet, the Lord’s invitation to be specially “his” is...
Intersections
“Those on top, like politicians and church leaders, talk a lot about peace, but not about justice, because speaking of peace sounds good to others on top and to the naïve on the bottom, but to speak of justice sounds bad to those on top because it opens the eyes of...
Better for Us Is Shame, Rather Than Praise
Jesus is the embodiment of the truth that it is better to receive shame than praise from the world. The world cannot accept the Word. The Word is in the world but the world does not know him even. Though coming to his own, the Word is still not acceptable. Worldly...
Road of Reconciliation – MARK 12:1-12 Gospel
Road of Reconciliation - MARK 12:1-12 Gospel - MARK 12:1-12 Gospel - "When God gives you help, do not ask questions!" Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Road of Reconciliation Going to Confession is good. It is not just a Lenten event. If you want to feel good with...
June 26: Daughters of Charity, Martyrs of Arras and Bl. Marguerite Rutan, D.C.
Tomorrow, we remember the four Daughters of Charity known as the Martyrs of Arras. They were guillotined on June 26, 1794. [button...
