Formation
Public Transportation – Convenience, Hassle, or Lifeline?
A 2015 Harvard study found that access to reliable transportation is the biggest factor in determining whether someone will escape poverty and avoid homelessness.
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati: A Person of Vincentian Holiness
The life of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati from the perspective of Vincentian holiness.
Prayer Visuals (I Kings: 19; Matthew: 14)
The Scriptures are filled with striking visuals for our lives of faith, and in particular for our lives of prayer. One...
Poverty Eradication an Elusive Goal, a Human Tragedy
Global extreme poverty (<$1.90 USD per day) rose in 2020 adding an additional 119 million. By 2021 that number is expected to rise to 143 million.
“Come Apart For A While …” (Mk. 6:30)
There’s a scene in chapter 6 of Mark’s gospel which has special appeal to anyone who has ever been caught up in an over-busy, fast paced life.
Sisters Challenging Me To Think More!
No matter what era or even whether we went to a Catholic school, I suspect the teachers we remember most favorably were the ones who taught us to think.
Seekers of the Food that Lasts Forever
Jesus is the bread and drink of life. The seekers who go to him and believe in him will have their fill; they will never hunger or thirst. The crowds know that Jesus did not go in the boat with his disciples. That is why those who look for him go to the place where...
Vincentian Prayer Images: What Moved Saint Vincent? IV
“Vincent was swept up into the force field of God’s ever-flowing love.”
5 Faces of Justin de Jacobis
Feast Day: July 30 Long after Justin’s death, Cardinal Massaia, who had ordained him, stated: After 35 years I can still, to a large extent, recall the sermons which I listened to in those days, so great was the impression which he made on me, and also on others… To...
Felix de Andreis, C.M., Joseph Rosati, C.M., and companions arrive in USA – 1816
This Monday, July 26, is the anniversary of the arrival of Felix de Andreis, C.M., Joseph Rosati, C.M., and companions in Baltimore, Maryland USA in 1816. Learn more in this presentation: [slideshare...
The Mutating Vincentian Virus
COVID 19 Is both similar to and very different from the Vincentian Virus. St. Vincent was “patient zero”. We also know the power of the Vincentian Virus and how St. Vincent spread this powerful virus.
“Give Me a Double Share of Your Spirit”
The following is a short reflection on the formator seminarian relationship derived from the reading of the departure scene of Elijah from the book of 2 Kings.