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Vietnam: Vincentian Vocations and the 400 Years of Charism
The evening of Saturday, May 6, was a joyous day for the community of Daughters of Charity in 42 Tu Xuong, Ho Chi Minh City. More than 250 young students gathered for the community to attend a celebration of the 2017 World Day of Prayer for Vocations with the topic:...
Befriending the Other #IamVincent
Coming to the Midwest I expected to jump right into a new community. I had moved many times before and was generally good at the whole “making friends” thing. But it suddenly became harder after living intentionally with nine souls that intricately became connected...
AIC International Day of Prayer: May 9
We are sending you this prayer on the occasion of the International Day of Prayer for AIC on May 9, 2017 when we will celebrate the Feast of Saint Louise. Please distribute it widely among all your local groups. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER: MAY 9, 2017 FEAST OF SAINT...
Generosity, A Vincentian Virtue • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
"I will truly desire [your heart] once it returns to God and demonstrates to Him that it only wants what He wants and when it examines the future in order to carry out acts of valor and generosity." (LDM, l. 152). "You are generous enough to bear this burden and to...
Economic Growth Must Benefit All
“Global capitalism has brought about an increase in inequality between the poor and rich regions of the world,” declared Agnes M. Brazal, S.T.L., S.T.D., on March 30 as she delivered the 2017 D’Angelo Chair Lecture at St. John’s University. The lecture, entitled “Does...
Moved to Correct our Defects • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
"It is not enough to have a mind enlightened by the consciousness of our faults. Our wills must also be moved to correct them. In the first case we purify our conscience, while in the second we embellish and adorn it for the reception of our Jesus." (A 45bis). Louise...
Sister Marie de Mandat-Grancey, DC, Found the House Where Our Lady Lived with John
One of the holiest shrines in all of Christendom was hidden and unknown for centuries, until it was found in 1891 by a determined French nun. Sister Marie de Mandat-Grancey (1837-1915) had a great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This devotion eventually led her...
Trust Between People • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
"You have too great a love of holy poverty and too much confidence in God to do that. These are the two pillars of the Company of the Daughters of Charity. [...] I do not know if I am mistaken, but I believe that Our Lord always desires more confidence than prudence...
Death and Resurrection • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
“On Easter Sunday, my meditation was on my desire to rise with Our Lord. Since, without death, there can be no Resurrection, I realized that it was my evil inclinations which must die and that I must die completely to myself by deadening my passions and desires. I saw...
To Have the Blessed Sacrament in the Community • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
"Perhaps they have told you that I have spoken on how essential the presence of the Blessed Sacrament is there, not ouly because of necessity, but so that Our Lord may take possession of the house in the eyes of those in any way associated with this work." (l. 203)....