Formation
On December 10 We Celebrate the Feast of Blessed Marcantonio Durando
Marco Antonio Durando (1801-1880) was an Italian priest and missionary of the Congregation of the Mission. Dedicated to popular missions and caring for the most needy, he founded the Daughters of the Passion of Jesus the Nazorean to serve the sick and the poor.
Simplicity and Cordiality • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
[The conferences] are blooming in Livorno and in Pisa, they begin to prosper in Florence, in Pontadera, they settle in...
The Pope Video • For Pilgrims of Hope
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For Pilgrims of Hope
The Sacrificing Seed (John 12:24-26)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
In John’s gospel, to shed light on the meaning of his upcoming death, Jesus employs the image of a grain of wheat.
A Movement Becoming Aware of Itself – Growing Up
Have you ever watched time-lapse photography of the amazing process of a flower blooming or a moth becoming a butterfly?Â
Contemplation: Heroic Virtue
What is courage, exactly, and in what sense did our holiest Vincentians pray for God to grant it to them?
Hinder the Plans That God Has For Us
Jesus calls all the little folks, weary and burdened, to give them rest. Their load comes from the wise who seek to hinder them.
Compassion at Work: The Foundation and Mission of the Sisters of Providence #famvin2024
The Congregation of the Sisters of Providence was founded in Montreal, Canada, in 1843 by Blessed Émilie Gamelin, a woman whose life was marked by compassion and devotion to the most vulnerable.
Firewood for the Soul: Asking for Help
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Theological Terms 06
Fr. Rooney continues a series called “Vincentian Theological Terms.” This week: Virtues; for example, Humility.
We Are All Responsible • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
All Catholic countries have placed charity in the law, but what has saved them is that they have not extinguished it in their hearts. The ordinances of the kings of France would never have relieved the provinces of the misery that followed the wars of Louis XIII if...
Would We Listen If Cathedrals Could Speak?
Westminster Abbey began as a Benedictine monastery in 960 AD. The Abbey is rich in history and could tell many stories.