Formation
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
Advent from a Vincentian Perspective, Part 3: The Call to Service: Active Charity during Advent
Advent is a season of waiting and anticipation, a time of preparation for the coming of Christ. Yet, this waiting is not passive— it invites us to active participation in the unfolding of God’s love in the world.
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.
Appreciating St. Vincent’s Writings (Presentation)
On this Feast Day we encourage you to start or continue reading St. Vincent’s correspondence often, to be spiritually fed and supported by his guidance.
St. Vincent de Paul and Mother Seton: A Match Made in Heaven
St. Vincent de Paul and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton weren’t holy card or fairy-tale figures, but flesh and blood human beings who struggled with earthly dreams.
Advocacy in the Lives and Works of Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Louise de Marillac #famvin2024
Two significant figures in the history of Christian advocacy are Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Louise de Marillac. These saints are known for their tireless work among the poor, sick, and marginalized in 17th-century France.
A Vincentian View: What Must Be Done?
Each year, St. John’s University celebrates Founder’s Week. From September 20-27, the days point the University towards St. Vincent and our charism, and they conclude with the great Solemnity on the 27th.
Are You a Genius?
Who are the great geniuses of history? There are certainly many who shaped the daily lives of people of their time … and well beyond.
Contemplation: A Spirit of Poverty
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org “All those who have experience of public charity,” wrote Bl. Frédéric in 1848, “know that the poor are never better helped than by the poor.” [To Good People, L’ere Nouvelle, 1848] Those who have suffered deprivation and...
Haughty That Are on the Way to Gehenna
Jesus is meek and lowly of heart. Hence, he wants us to be meek and lowly of heart also, and not at all haughty. John and the other disciples way well be as jealous for Jesus’ sake as Joshua was for Moses’. Or they may be so haughty. Haughty enough to think that...