Formation
The Vincentian Family: A Fruitful and Flourishing Tree
The Vincentian Family could be compared with a lush and youthful tree laden with fruit and adorned with flowers.
The Virtue of Holy Indifference
In Christian spiritual tradition, the state of perfect acceptance of the will of God by an entire resignation is...
Louise de Marillac and the Early Congregation of the Mission
The relationship and collaboration between St. Louise, the Daughters of Charity, the Ladies of Charity, St. Vincent, and the Congregation of the Mission were precursors of today’s Vincentian Family.
What is Systemic Change?
We are called to help our neighbours to change the circumstances of their lives by helping them remove the barriers which keep which keep them in poverty.
Women Religious Once Again Stepping Up
As evictions increase women religious are once again stepping up.
A Vincentian View: Joseph and Psalm 19 (Pleasure in Law)
Psalm 19 points in a similar direction and enables us to continue to reflect on Joseph as a just man in relation to the law of his people.
Systemic Change – What My Mother Taught Me
When will we really buy into the systemic change of thinking Jesus came to show us?
Misgivings, Doubts, Questions, Darkness
Jesus was once dead, but now he lives forever and ever (Rev 1, 18). For God raised him from the dead. May our misgivings not lead us to deny him. It is hard to get rid of misgivings. And misgivings can easily arise even in the hearts of the disciples. But...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Walking Through Each Day with St. Vincent V
St. Vincent told the Daughters of Charity: “The first thing you should do when you’ve risen and have begun to dress is to kneel down and adore God.”
Fr. Tomaž Mavrič Easter Message
Easter Greetings 2021 of Father Tomaž Mavrič, C.M., the President of the Vincentian Family Executive Committee.
Vincentian Care: Serving With Love, in a Spirit of Justice
“…your principal concern, which God asks especially of you, is to be very attentive in serving the poor, who are our lords. Oh yes, Sisters! They are our masters. That is why you must treat them gently and kindly…” – St. Vincent de Paul
The Value of Everyone
In today’s world where countless organisms have been destroyed or are under threat, the cross of Christ reveals God’s redemptive co-suffering with creation in all its complexity, struggle and pain.