Our Advent series examines the virtue of gentleness through daily reflections from the book “Seasons in Spirituality” by Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M.
Formation
Going to Mary with Mother Seton and St. Catherine Labouré
The Miraculous Medal is a bestseller at religious goods stores worldwide, and has been for more than a century.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence to Women
November 25th of each year is the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence to Women.” This day also marks the beginning of a 16-day journey to promote awareness of violence and ends on December 10th with “International Human Rights Day.”
Advent Letter 2018 to the Vincentian Family, by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM
In this year's Advent letter, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, 24th successor of St. Vincent, invites us to delve into the example of St. Vincent de Paul, addressing one of the main sources in which Vincent drank as a mystic of Charity, the daily prayer: "He urged all the groups...
Kingship That Jesus Christ Wishes for All of Us
Jesus Christ is King. But his kingship, the one he wants to share with us, is not just like any other. For it does not come from this world. Those who make up the Sanhedrin bring Jesus before Pilate. One of the charges they bring against Jesus is that he keeps...
“I was hungry and you fed me…”
In the United States, Thanksgiving is the biggest day of the year for many of the dining rooms run by Vincentians.
Pope Francis’ Annual Day of the Poor and the Heart of St. Vincent
There must be a big smile in St. Vincent’s heart! When Pope Francis pours out his heart about the meaning of the annual World Day of the Poor his words resonate with themes close to the heart of Vincent.
November 18: Second World Day of the Poor
“This poor man called, and the Lord heard him” (Psalms 34,7) What a great idea of Pope Francis to set one Sunday a year for us to reflect on the situation of the Poor! In his message for this day, the Holy Father seems to make a reflection for the Vincentian Family....
Feast of St. Agostina Pietrantoni
This week on November 13 we celebrated the Feast Day of Saint Agostina Pietrantoni, an Italian Sister of Charity of St. Joan Antida.
Is Your Sight Growing Stronger with Age?
It took Vincent until midlife to begin to see clearly. By the end of his life. seeing Christ in the beggar was not merely poetry.
Social Justice Conversations: My Vincentian Heart is Breaking
My Vincentian heart is breaking. In the 1990s, I was privileged to minister as part of a pastoral team of the diocese of Quiche in Guatemala. We were present to resilient and faith-filled indigenous families who experienced 30 years of violent repression by their...
Youth in the SSVP: a Future that is Already Present
Among the main clichés, popular sayings or phrases of common sense heard or read in Brazil are: "The friend is for those things," "The union is strength," "It is better to prevent than cure" and the classic "Brazil is the country of soccer." What stands out, in the...
