Javier F. Chento
Author
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, 19: In Solidarity with Those who Died During the Pandemic
We have learned two very important lessons from this catastrophe that has effected humankind…
MISEVI and My Path to the Daughters of Charity
God revealed Himself to me through the people I was serving. I was expecting to bring God to them, but they were the ones bringing God to me.
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, 18: Recognize Myself as Fragile and Dependent
There is no doubt that there is a need to recognize ourselves as fragile and dependent…
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, 17: To Journey and Overcome Obstacles
The pandemic has greatly changed our lives as a family. We have become separated because of medical reasons.
Interview with Cristian Reis da Luz, President of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Brazil
We offer this interview with Cristian Reis da Luz, who is the President of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Brazil
Q&A Session with the President of the SSVP: Transparency and Dialogue
Vincentians from all over the world will have the chance to ask questions and share comments with the President General of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul on Facebook Live (simultaneous interpreting).
Lessons learned during the pandemic, 16: Embracing through prayer
Each message reminds us of the need to live our day in prayer, offering who we are and what we do for the good of our sisters and brothers.
Diaries of a Vincentian: Our return from Kenya to Germany
At the end of March this year we were told, all of a sudden, that we – Sr. Lucia, Sr. Dorothea, Sr. Zeituni and I – had to leave Kenya as soon as possible.
“Fratelli tutti” – New Encyclical of Pope Francis
Last Sunday, October 4, the third encyclical of Pope Francis was presented, entitled “Fratelli tutti” in which the Holy Father reflects on fraternity and social friendship.
Lessons learned during the pandemic, #15: To lean on God and to support one another
We can affirm that “everything is grace.” Despite the fact that we have not left our house, we feel that we are in communion with the whole Church.