Pew Research is at it again. About a quarter of U.S. adults (27%) now say they think of themselves as spiritual but...
Evangelization
Evangelizing:“assumptions” about Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, and social justice
Catholics often struggle to explain doctrines to their friends (Catholic by birth and/or non-Catholic). We often think...
The de Gondi Style: A New Year’s Resolution for #AIC400 #famvin400
It may come as a surprise to some, but Madame de Gondi had to push Vincent a little. Calling Vincentians of Wherever!...
Vincentian perspective in the “new evangelization”
What is the contribution of a Vincentian to the Church’s task of evangelization?
Friendship and Evangelization in the Vincentian Tradition
Many was the time when people told us during missions that the obvious unity and affection of the confreres not only edified them, it added real credibility to what we had to say.
Formation in the Year of Collaboration
Many of you are using and contributing to our fantastic resource called VinFormation. If you click on the word "Formation" on the black navigation bar above, you'll go right to it! Its motto is, "Learning to serve," and that's just what we hope we are doing and the...
Reflecting on Evangelization: International Association of the Miraculous Medal
Reflecting on Evangelization: the International Association of the Miraculous Medal
Vincentians and New Evangelization
Vincentians and New Evangelization – a presentation by Celestino Fernandez to the Formation Sessions for the leaders of the Vincentian Family (Paris, January 18th, 2014)
The church’s best kept secret… still is… but
The “church’s best kept secret”… still is. But more and more people ware waking up to depth of Catholic Social Teaching. VinFormation is offering a daily dose via its Advent Calendar.
Learning evangelization from Pope Francis
Learning evangelization from Pope Francis – “Using Pope Francis to Share the Catholic Faith in 4 Steps” Kevin Cotter distills four steps.
Mission Sunday – Evangelization – Vincentian Year
Mission Sunday – Evangelization – Vincentians How fitting these three topics come together today. Mission Sunday 2014 is celebrated on the day that Paul VI was beatified at the closing Mass of the World Synod on the Family and Vincentians have just begun a year dedicated to New Evangelization.
Vincentian approach Evangelization
“It was clear to Vincent de Paul (just as it is clear to us) that it is useless to tell people that they are children of God and that Christ died for them if those people are dying of hunger, if society continues to heap scorn upon them, and if dogs are treated better than people who are poor. Again, we must understand that the process of evangelization demands action as well as words.”
