Tolerate One Another, in Family and Community • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
“I thought you were above these small weaknesses. Do we think, my dear Sister, that we should never be contradicted? Do we think that everyone must give in to our wishes, and that they are obliged to find everything we do and say good? Is this not against the...
“Dream Dreams” prayer service
The wording of this prayer service was originally used at a Vincentian Family Gathering with Fr. Gregory Gay at the conclusion of his visitation with Vincentians of the Eastern Province, U.S.A. It is about dreaming... of expanding our vision, of increased...
Could Andrew Garfield Be the Next “Vincentian of Wherever”?
Andrew Garfield, a fine actor soon to be seen in Martin Scorcese's "Silence," is on a journey. I'm sure there are others. Vincentians can walk with them. It was also clear that his “vast inner landscape” is, like many of ours, full of wounds and vulnerability. He...
A Vincentian View: An Examined Life
A Vincentian View: “An Examined Life” Socrates wrote: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” The sentiment gives color and force to the desire for making a retreat, a nightly examen, a preparation for the sacrament of reconciliation, a heartfelt psalm of thanks. ...
How Can I Learn About Systemic Change?
How can I learn about using a systemic change approach?
Know the Son, Servant and Lamb of God
The only Son is the one who reveals God. Without the Son, we can neither know God nor attain salvation. No one knows the Father except the Son. And only those to whom the Son wants to reveal the Father can know the Father. Hence, Jesus is indispensable. We need...
Death of Jesus – Vincentian Humility – God’s Got This!
Death of Jesus - Vincentian Humility - God's Got This! - Praying the Rosary Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Death of Jesus At the age of 33, Jesus was condemned to the death penalty. At the time crucifixion was the "worst" death. Only the worst criminals were...
The Eucharist: A Fire of Love, A Source of Peace
The Daughters of Charity were chosen to give spiritual manna, the spirit of God, to the poor. Where do they receive him in order later to communicate him? In Holy Communion, my daughters ... let us draw near to this fire to be first of all enkindled ourselves and...
Mini-Retreat•Podcast: Vincent de Paul: a True Mystic #IamVincent #famvin400
Have you ever wondered what was the secret of Vincent’s amazing life? "Vincent de Paul: a true mystic" – represents the third and final installment of our mini-retreat based on reflections written by Vinícius Augusto Teixeira, C.M. of Province of Rio de Janeiro...
Epiphany or Manifestation of Jesus to All Nations. The Three Wise Men • A weekly reflection with Louise
“We may also offer them at the Crib in place of the gifts of the Three Kings: almsgiving for gold, fasting for myrrh and prayer for incense. Likewise, we may present them to the Blessed Trinity: prayer to the Father, fasting to the Son and almsgiving to the Holy...