The prayer of the poor is a cry that rises up to God, inviting the Church to join in, recognize the dignity of the poor, and, through Vincentian spirituality, respond to their physical and spiritual needs.
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Could Jesus Be In the Details?
Jesus in the details! Did you do a double take?“ Isn’t it “the devil is in the details!”
How to Make Charity more Effective, from the Perspective of the Poor?
In the spiritual and charitable journey of Vincentians, we are constantly called to be not only “hands that offer help”, but “hearts that understand”, “eyes that see” and “ears that listen”. Charity, to be truly effective, must start from the point of view of those who receive it: the poor and those on the margins of society.
The God of Creation
Images for God — metaphors and visuals that catch something more fundamental and grounded than ideas for God.
Any Memories of Your Grandparents?
My personal relationship with my grandparents is complicated. I never knew either my father’s or mother’s parents.
Contemplation: The Bashful Poor
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Effective Conferences, our manual explains, are “reachable.” [Manual, 26] While most Conferences make every effort to ensure that their phone number, along with perhaps a website and email address, are well-publicized and...
Fill Up All Those Who Are Hungry
Jesus, like his Father, is attentive to our needs. He does not fail to fill up those of us who hunger for what we lack. Those who were dying of hunger in the desert did not have to return to Egypt to fill up themselves. For the one who had brought them out of...
Vincentian Places 19 – Marseille
As the chaplain to the galley slaves, Vincent ministered to prisoners in Marseille.
Vincentian Marian Youth: Inspired by Mary, Committed to the Service of the Needy #famvin2024
Vincentian Marian Youth (VMY) is an international association of young Catholics, born from the desire of the Virgin Mary, revealed on July 18, 1830, to Saint Catherine Labouré in Paris. Sister Catherine conveyed to Father Jean-Marie Aladel, CM, the mission entrusted...
Firewood for the Soul: A Change of Heart
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Women 02
Fr. Rooney continues his series on “Vincentian Women.” This week: Madame de Gondi.
To Grieve with the Evils of the Poor • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
[If so are now] the evils, not of a single district, but of several districts of Paris; not only in Paris but in Lyon, in Rouan, and in all the manufacturing cities of the North, [...] imagine what winter will bring, when the hardness of the station suspends the...
