My parents were dreamers. Their dreams kept them going.
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Preach the Good News to the Poor
Jesus is the one the Lord God has anointed with the Holy Spirit and has sent to preach the Good News to the poor. In...
Vincentian Prayer Images: Contemporary Art 12
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of St. Vincent de Paul as portrayed by a contemporary artist.
So you think you understand homelessness!
What do I know about the common profile of people who sleep in each of these situations- on the street, in a car, in an abandoned building, on friends’ sofas, etc.?
The Poor Jesus: The Christology Of St. Vincent De Paul
No one can invent a Christology out of nothing. We all receive the traditions from earlier generations. We meditate on the responses from the past about Jesus because some of those answers are definitive. Nevertheless, every time the Christian community answers some questions about Jesus, new questions come up.
Comforting Arms (Isaiah 66:13)
Comfort is high among the promises of Jesus’ Kingdom – the Reign of God bringing protection, welcoming, a soothing of painful wounds, a safe harbor.
Should Loans Carry Warnings?
The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) in Ireland has called for all licensed moneylenders to carry a tobacco-style warning on their advertising and literature.
Wise and Rich Before God Along With Jesus
To be wise and rich before God means, above all, to follow Jesus and to live like him.
Ozanam, Social Mobilizer Par Excellence
We have to recognize this: Ozanam has managed to mobilize a large crowd of people to help the poor, through his preaching,
St. Justin de Jacobis and the Coptic Christians of Ethiopia
New presentation considers St. Justin’s thinking and action toward the Ethiopian Christians.
July 26: Felix de Andreis, C.M., Joseph Rosati, C.M., and Companions Arrive in Baltimore
Watch a video about the first Vincentian Missionaries in the U.S., based on letters of Felix De Andreis, C.M.
Can You Look People In the Eye?
Pope Francis often uses the word, “encounter,” 32 times in “The Joy of the Gospel” and as an antidote to our “throwaway culture,” in which people who are seen as useless are cast aside.
