Formation
A Vincentian View: A Covenant
During the past month, I have celebrated three weddings… In preparation for the celebrations, one word kept emerging for me from the texts—“covenant.”
How Have You Changed?
The question “How have you changed” is more complicated than you might realize! Before you answer, listen to this story.
God-with-us in Our Joys and Our Griefs
Jesus, God-with-us, is the first of the brothers and sisters who rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those...
Our Faith Encouraged Us In Our Mission To Serve
Guidance services from a Vincentian school during this time of Pandemic.
The Commitment, Courage, and Stamina of St. Louise de Marillac
A presentation about the numerous ministries or works which St. Louise planned, executed, and developed.
The Spirituality of “Nouns and Adjectives”
It could be said that we are living in a culture of adjectives that forgets about the nouns that name the reality of things. But also a culture of the insult as the first reaction to any opinion that I do not share.
First Aid or Long-term Solutions?
Magdalena puts a face on the problem. But where is that place and is it possible to follow the guidelines we have been hearing. The story of one woman who is affected.
Experiencing The Spirit’s Descent (Acts 10: 25-48)
When we meet love in our lives, we are experiencing The Spirit.
Unrecognized Experts
People experiencing poverty have an expertise that can not be taught in a classroom. They know their situation from the inside. They understand many dimensions of poverty that may not occur to us.
Noise, Driving Wind, Tongues of Fire
Jesus sends us the Holy Spirit that comes from the Father (Jn 15, 26). And not to have this Spirit is not to belong to Christ, and not be but noise. It is not that God likes noise. In fact, he was in a soft whisper (1 Kgs 19, 12). But he has to vie for people’s...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent X
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “Go to Holy Mass every day, but do so with deep devotion…”
St. Louise de Marillac’s Gift to the Church
In this video Sr. Louise Sullivan, DC, explains that it took two special personalities– Louise de Marillac’s, and Vincent de Paul’s– to lead the Church forward in a recognition of its obligations to those in need.