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Blessed Frederic Ozanam: Pioneer in Catholic Social Teaching
In this video, Rev. Aidan Rooney, C.M. takes us through Blessed Frederic and Catholic Social Teaching, principle by principle.
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Attribute All to God • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
“But what is the Spirit of Our Lord? It’s a spirit of perfect charity, filled with a marvelous esteem of the Divinity and an infinite desire to honor it in a worthy manner, together with a knowledge of the greatness of His Father, in order to admire and extol them...
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Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: The hive and the bee
"The Hive" is the name with which Don Santiago Masarnau — first president of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Spain — baptized the headquarters of the National Council, for their hard work and gentleness. This name reminds me of a publication that Frederic...
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Frederic Ozanam’s Tactical Wisdom For Today’s Society
Excerpts from an article by Fr. Thomas McKenna, C.M. in which he examines Frédéric Ozanam’s conception of how a religious tradition should engage its surrounding society.
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Is There an “Immaculate COMPLEXION?”
Have you noticed? Mary never seems to age!
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Behind at Halftime
If this were a sporting event, the coach would be screaming.
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A Vincentian View: The Spes Gregis
The “spes gregis” was one of the earliest terms that I heard applied to my classmates and me when we entered the high school seminary.
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What’s In a Name? Was Shakespeare Wrong?
Shakespeare wrote “What’s in a name? A rose is a rose by any other name.” What someone or something is called or labeled is arbitrary compared to their or its intrinsic qualities.
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Deny Themselves, Bear Their Own Cross, Follow Christ
Jesus is all things to all. He leads those who live for others and deny themselves. For they do not seek their own good, but the neighbor’s. Peter is blessed. For in the first place, the Father, not flesh and blood, lets him know who Jesus is. In the second place,...
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Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 19
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.