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St. Agostina Pietrantoni: seeing God in the suffering faces of the sick
Learn about the life of St. Agostina Pietrantoni, Sister of Charity of St. Jeanne Antida Thouret and patron saint of nurses, whose feast day is November 13.
Street-level Encounters – a Parable
Do we look people in the eye? We certainly look some people in the eye… especially when we are in a loving relationship with them.
A Vincentian View: Saints and Souls
Each of the days that introduce the month of November—All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day—brings a different word to my mind.
When is $500 per month more than $3,000?
Cynthia Griffith, writing for Invisible People, backed up this “new math.”
A Vincentian View: Seeing and Believing
In the readings of the Easter Season, it sometimes seems that the two positions of “seeing” and “believing” are mutually exclusive.
Empty Seats in the School of Jesus
In a recent homily, Pope Francis warned us about “the empty seats in the school of Jesus:” Do any of these excerpts hit home?
Burden and Sorrow of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus is God-with-us. He stays with us all along the way that we travel. He finds bearable the burden that we turn out to be. The disciples cannot haul in the net due to the huge number of fish caught in it. But surely, it is a burden that makes the fishermen...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXX
One of the reasons for Saint Vincent de Paul to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church is his style of living his vocation. Each week we will present an example.
A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Resurrection and New Life
Fr. Rooney explains why seeing Christ in the poor should mean seeing the risen Christ in the poor, as well as seeing the crucified Christ in the poor.
When Justice and Peace Shall Kiss
Given that adequate housing is an issue of social justice, it might be helpful to look at the concept of justice in light of the need for a home for all.
The Empty Tomb: Seeking the Resurrected Christ with Mary Magdalene and Elizabeth Ann Seton
With St. Mary Magdalene, let us accept Christ’s ‘Do not touch me’ with the certainty that His words give us a new mission, and a new way to be with Him, just as St. Elizabeth Ann Seton met the hardships of her life with renewed faith and strength.
Servant Leadership for Vincentians (Video Presentation from SSVP USA)
From our friends at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA, a formation resource on Servant Leadership.