"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...
Javier F. Chento
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Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: Frederic Ozanam and beer
Frederic always had pretty poor health. At age 7, he fell ill with typhus. For fifteen days, he was plunged into a deep sleep. The fifteenth day — as it is said in his biography by Mrg. Baunard — he awoke and asked for beer! Ozanam heard from his parents that they...
Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: The Original Service of Frederic to the Poor
At first, the original members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul were organized so that each one was in charge of a family to help. Frederic Ozanam was entrusted with a family of a mother, who worked ceaselessly, with five children, and a father who, as she told...
Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: The Virgin of the Miraculous Medal and Our Lady of Lourdes
The Virgin appeared to Sister Catherine Laboure three times; the first time in 1830. Almost no one knew who the seer was until the death of Sister Catherine: only her confessor knew, who was collecting testimony. The Miraculous Medal was originally called the "Medal...
Five Faces of Justin De Jacobis
If I had to pick a single Daughter of Charity to present to the sisters as a model, I would pick Rosalie Rendu. If I had to pick a single missionary to present to the confreres, I would pick Justin de Jacobis.
Vincentian Lent, a Pilgrimage to the Heart: A Journey Made up of Questions (Part Two of Two)
Part Two of Two of an examination of conscience, in the form of questions, which can be useful for all of us Vincentians.
Vincentian Lent, a Pilgrimage to the Heart: A Journey Made up of Questions (Part One)
Part One of an examination of conscience, in the form of questions, which can be useful for all of us Vincentians.
The UN & You – December 2022
Teresa Kotturan, SCN, has created a December Publication: The UN & You
From Roscommon to Tanzania!
Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM) currently have a volunteer on a placement in Tanzania.
The UN & You – November 2022
Teresa Kotturan, SCN, has created a November Publication: The UN & You