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...
January 7: Feast of Bl. Lindalva Justo de Oliveira, D.C.
Blessed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira (20 October 1953 - 9 April 1993) was a Brazilian Daughter of Charity who worked at a shelter where she was killed in 1993 after a man who was obsessed with her stabbed her 44 times. She was a beautiful soul who edified her companions...
Mini-Retreat•Podcast: Mystery of Grace and Freedom #IamVincent #famvin400
Do you have any idea of the incredible gift of being loved by God? “Mystics: a mystery of grace and freedom – gift to be shared” represents the second installment of a mini-retreat based on reflections written by Vinícius Augusto Teixeira, CM of Province of Rio de...
Sensing Grace
Sensing Grace (Lk: 1:26-38) The angel Gabriel reveals to Mary that she’s “full of grace.” And so the question, what is this “grace” that Mary is filled with? There are few better answers to be had than the one in the five words that follow. “The Lord is with you!”...
Five Maxims – From Systemic Change Commission
The Vincentian Family Systemic Change Commission offers 5 maxims crucial to systems thinking.
