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Contemplation: The Prayer of Action
Vincentians are people of contemplation and action, we often say. This does not mean we cut back on one in order to make room for the other. Rather, our action is simply an extension of our contemplative prayer.
A Vincentian Minute: Frederic Ozanam and Our Sunday Gospel 06
In this series, Fr. Rooney extends the Sunday experience by looking at how we practically live a liturgically informed life. This week: As we make sure the poor are cared for, we make sure they live in a beautiful and well-cared-for Earth, our common home.
Dignity Is Not Earned
After situating the technological transformation of our time within the tradition of Catholic social teaching, Pope Leo XIV returns to the fundamental Christian question: Who is the human person?
Compassion and Prejudice: How Ukrainians View Homeless People
Most Ukrainians surveyed recognize people experiencing homelessness as equal members of society, and many respond to them with compassion and practical help. Yet powerful stereotypes remain: homelessness is still widely associated with addiction, unwillingness to work, criminality, and personal choice. The study reveals a society caught between solidarity and stigma.
On October 10, We Celebrate the Feast of Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska
Born amid the upheavals of nineteenth-century Poland, Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska transformed prayerful compassion into organized service. Her work with the Ladies of Charity led her to shelter abandoned children and elderly women and, eventually, to found the Felician Sisters, uniting Franciscan simplicity, Vincentian charity, Eucharistic prayer, and courageous trust in God’s will.
The Miraculous Medal: A Sign of Light (Video)
In this video we see the testimony of a Daughter of Charity who gives out Miraculous Medals among the sick of the Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome.
Sister Hélène Studler, DC: The Vincentian Courage That Turned Charity into Resistance
Sister Hélène Studler, a Daughter of Charity in Metz, transformed Vincentian service into a daring rescue network during World War II. From caring for prisoners to helping more than 2,000 people escape Nazi control, her life challenges today’s Vincentian Family to serve with courage, creativity, and faith.
A Life of Prayer and Service: The Sisters of Charity of Schijndel
Founded in Schijndel in 1836, the Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary, Mother of Good Help have served generations through education, health care, social ministry, and missionary work. Inspired by St. Vincent de Paul, their history reveals a spirituality that unites prayer, justice, and practical love.
Vincentian Churches Around the World 10 – Basilica of Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret in Sancey, France
Built near Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret’s birthplace in Sancey, France, this Romanesque-Celtic basilica unites pilgrimage, architecture, and Vincentian memory. Its stone nave, stained glass, marble altar, and annual gatherings recall a woman formed by the Daughters of Charity who carried Saint Vincent de Paul’s spirit of service from France to Italy. It remains a living shrine of prayer and charity.