Formation
Never Alone (John 11:1-45)
One of the heaviest of feelings is the one of being alone. You hear it in the cry of an infant, and more generally you catch it in the forlorn look of any lonely person.
Facing St. Joseph’s Challenges Today
Often we want to get around troubles and challenges in life rather than go through them. If only we could skip from the beginning to the end without going through the middle.
Lent 2023: Our Lady of Gietrzwald, With Father John Freund, CM
A video about the apparition of Our Lady of Gietrzwald and a reflection on how we can embrace the Blessed Mother’s example during Lent.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Carrying Firewood To a Widow of Cholera Epidemic
What can I do as an individual to help others cope with their fears and losses?
Letter from Most Reverend Vicente Bokalic, CM, Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
We share a letter that Most Reverend Vicente Bokalic, CM, Bishop of Santiago del Espero (Argentina) wrote to Tomaž Mavrič.
Three Saints who were members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
This week we celebrate the feast days of three wonderful Saints who were members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The Society has been part of the Christian formation of many saints.
Diaries of a Vincentian: Rocco
I knew him as Rocco, his nickname. Every week, we’d chat. His ‘patch’ was outside Sainsbury’s, the main supermarket in Cambridge.
Ethical Guidelines for Social Media Networks During the Pandemic
These guidelines are valid for all members of the Vincentian Family … and are especially appropriate during the time of this pandemic.
China’s First Saint was a Vincentian, Martyred on a Cross in Wuhan
St. Jean-Gabriel Perboyre, a Vincentian missionary priest from France, was martyred on a cross in Wuhan, the epicenter of today’s coronavirus pandemic.
A Time to Encounter Jesus Present in Scripture
It is a time for us to receive the incarnated Word in the Word that is presented to us in the Scriptures.
St. Vincent de Paul Responded to Situations of Misery Happening Around Him
St. Vincent tried to strike a balance between responding to some urgent need, carefully analyzing the situation, and waiting for signs from Providence.
Mouse Traps – When Did We See You Hungry?
The Parable of the Mouse Trap shows us our unknown connections