Formation
Firewood for the Soul: Mirror Image
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
A Vincentian Minute: Incarnation 04
Fr. Rooney speaks about the Incarnation in Vincentian Spirituality. This week: Good News as a promise that needs to be kept.
See and Hear the Word Made Flesh
Jesus is the Word made flesh and he is in our midst. Those who do not fail to see and hear him, and do what he says,...
A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Educational Values – Part 6
In this series Fr. Rooney explores the Values of Vincentian Education proposed by Daughter of Charity Sr. Louise Sullivan.
Ozanam: “The Origins of Socialism”
Antoine-Frederic Ozanam, one of the seven founders of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP), was part of a young Catholic intellectual generation, deeply idealistic and active, socially and politically.
November 6: Vincentian Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
Every November 6, the Church commemorates the saints martyred in the anti-clerical violence that took place during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). A number of them were from the Vincentian Family.
Bible in One Hand, Newspaper In the Other
It popped up in a google search for material related to the words of a theologian “Pray with the bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other.”
A Vincentian View: If you see something, do something
All of us have become familiar with the incentive that has become part of our national effort to protect each other and our country: “If you see something, say something.”
Ancestry.com and Mary’s memories!
Ancestry.com has some 30 Billion memories! These memories or historical records were valued at $4.7 billion in December 2020! Who knew?
Save What Is Lost, This Is What It Is About
Jesus, the Son of Man, has come to seek and to save what is lost. No, there are no lost cases for him. St. Luke tells us that Zacchaeus is a chief publican and a wealthy man. This means that, in the eyes of others, no one can save him. For he is a publican, that is...
Vincentian Prayer Images: “The Colors of Charity” • 21
This series is a visual memory of the art exhibition “The Colors of Charity,” which was on exhibit from 15 December 2017 to 25 February 2018 at the Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza.
A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Educational Values – Part 5
In this series Fr. Rooney explores the Values of Vincentian Education proposed by Daughter of Charity Sr. Louise Sullivan.