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Elizabeth Seton— Mission of Education: Faith and Willingness to Risk
In this presentation, Sr. Betty Ann McNeil, D.C. imagines St. Elizabeth Seton speaking about her mission of education. Seton’s own words are combined with adaptations of her writings.
Her Doing Heart: Key Relationships in Elizabeth Seton’s Life (Part 1)
Sr. Margaret John Kelly, DC, wrote the following excellent article on Mother Seton. In this series we present her article in six parts. (Part 1)
A Vincentian View: “Becoming a Mother”
This Christmastime has had a special character for me. Watching each of my nieces with her child has been an education.
Advent Letter 2022 by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM
This Advent letter is an invitation to pray, meditate, and interiorize the “Evangelical Counsels” as a means to pursue our journey with Saint Vincent de Paul, a “Mystic of Charity.”
First Aid AND Long-term Solutions Needed For the Homeless
The Vincentian Family is committed to a collaborative worldwide effort to eradicate homelessness by 2030. We can only get to 2030 by looking at homelessness in 2020.
The Student is the Teacher’s Masterpiece: St. Albert the Great and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Teachers can’t expect to have a student as exceptional as St. Thomas Aquinas, but both Albertus Magnus and Mother Seton understood that every teacher can create “masterpieces” by forming students in Christ’s image.
“Practicing” The Faith (Malachi 3:19-20)
As with all literature, there are many words in the Scriptures that need interpretation, that second look to get at their more underlying meaning.
How Does House-lessness Differ From Home-lessness?
I wondered what “wandering art gallery eyes” might mean; I often find intriguing insights in the French Catholic periodical La Croix.
Outcasts Who Enter the Kingdom Before Us
Jesus does not turn down the outcasts that come to him, but welcomes them. He promises to give them God’s kingdom. We celebrate the solemn feast of Jesus Christ, King of the universe. And the Church sends us back to the place called “The Skull.” There, they crucify...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 3
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.
A Vincentian Minute: Windows on Saint Vincent’s Vision (Part 1)
In this series Fr. Rooney explores Fr. Jack Melito, CM’s inquiries into the experiences that shaped Vincent de Paul’s life.
November 11: Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
November 11 is the anniversary of the arrival of the first Sisters of Charity at Leavenworth, Kansas, USA