St Vincent de Paul, who lived between 1581 and 1660, is an emblematic figure for anyone seeking to live a life based...
Formation
June 30: First 2,000 Miraculous Medals are struck
June 30 is the anniversary of when the first 2000 Miraculous Medals were delivered to Father Jean-Marie Aladel, C.M.
Part 2: Episcopal Message Resurfaces
Highlights from Part 2 of a truly prophetic forgotten document published by the U.S. Catholic Bishops more than a quarter-century ago.
Contemplation: The Challenge of Modern Times
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Blessed Frédéric and his friends founded the Society in 1833 in answer to a challenge posed to them by another group of students in a discussion group called the Conference of History. The other students, adherents to San...
It’s Called Fairness
A three-year-old screams “It’s not fair” when she thinks her brother gets something she doesn’t. Another child cries out the same when told it’s time for bed while an older sibling stays up.
Who’s In/Out? (Mark 3:20-35)
I remember a man complaining that there was too much dissention in his family. He used a memorable phrase to describe their connections: “In a given month, who’s in and who’s out?”
Part 1: Prophetic Episcopal Message Washes Up On a Beach
In this Vincentian Mindwalk, I invite you to make your own judgment about how prophetic it was then … and still should be.
Generous to All like Jesus Christ
Jesus is so very generous to all to the end. Those who believe in him and seek the kingdom of God are generous also to all. Jesus wants us to be generous to all, not just to those we like, who are good or like us. For we are to be like our Father in heaven who is...
Vincentian Places 15 – Toul
In 1635 St. Vincent de Paul sent Vincentians to Toul to take charge of the Hospital of the Holy Spirit, more of a refuge than a medical facility, in his efforts to bring relief to Lorraine which was ravaged by war during his lifetime.
Firewood for the Soul: We are All Servants
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
The God Minute: Karen’s Story
A Marian-themed reflection.
Being on the Side of the Workers • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
Of course, the districts of Saint-Jacques and of Jardin-des-Plantes do not always give the spectacle of the same desolation. We know there shopping streets, poor but livable houses, narrow but well-kept rooms that retain remains of an old slack, waxed furniture, white...
