On November 6, the Church commemorates the saints martyred in the anti-clerical violence that took place during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39).
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A Vincentian Minute: Praying with Vincent On Evangelization
Fr. Rooney reveals the way Vincent prayed, through Vincent’s own words. This week: What do I need to evangelize?
Preaching with Simplicity • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
"How did the Apostles preach? Very plainly, simply, and familiarly. That’s our style of preaching, too: plainly and...
Lenten Video Series, Day 39: Walk By Faith
Pat Gillen had a transformative experience in his jail cell. He realized that he was given a chance to make things right.
Lenten Video Series, Day 38: Living Saints
Success is not measured in man’s terms, but in God’s terms.
Lenten Video Series, Day 37: All Things New
But what does it really mean to “give something up” or “offer something up” to the Lord?
A Vincentian View: Thoughts on the Cross
The cross stands at the center of our reflection in these days. Lent summoned us to follow Jesus to the Jerusalem that held the cross on which he would die. The Triduum draws us to the foot of the cross. Easter leads us away to the new life won on the cross. An empty...
Is anybody listening?
Listening is more than waiting for a chance to respond or rebut the other.
Lenten Video Series, Day 36: Encounter
Nick Tonnesen discusses his encounters with the homeless and how the sacrifices made to work for others provide the most fulfilling experiences.
Live and Die as Jesus Christ Did
The risen Jesus is at God’s right hand and intercedes for us. His love enables us to live and die as he did. There are in the New Testament paradoxical teachings. These ideas, for instance, strike us as odd: to die is to live, loss is gain, to serve is to rule,...
Entering the Mysteries of Holy Week With Mother Seton
The rituals of Holy Week evolved over centuries to help us enter more deeply into the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ. Through her own experiences of suffering and joy, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s life was a mirror of Christ’s Passion and Resurrection. During Holy...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXVIII
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.
