On November 13 we will celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Agostina Pietrantoni, an Italian Sister of Charity of St. Joan Antida.
Formation
Driving a Car For the Last Time
In my mid-eighties, I knew the day would come when I would no longer drive.
A Canadian View: The Times, They Are A-Changing
As I resume my Famvin articles, much has happened over the past summer months.
The Day St. Vincent Shifted from Retail to Wholesale
Four hundred years later the story St. Vincent’s sermon at Chattilon is still being told. But it is a story with even wider implications. The story of that sermon at Chatillon is the foundation story for what we call today systemic change.
Imagine if Telling the Truth Made You Homeless
Imagine for a moment that you were faced with the experience of being homeless and had nowhere else to turn. And you chose that.
A Canadian View: Change is NOT Always Good!
I live in the province of Ontario, here in Canada. We recently held a provincial election for the office of premier (equivalent to a governor in the USA). For various reasons this election saw a shift to the conservative side and ended in the election of Doug Ford as...
Hard Times of Crisis and Decision of Faith
Jesus has the words of eternal life. True disciples hear and do his words, even though they may find them hard and painful to swallow. Those from Judea, who grumble against a Galilean from Nazareth and later quarreled among themselves, spread unbelief. For, soon...
A Vincentian View: Writing Letters
A Vincentian View: “Writing Letters” When I worked for the Congregation and the Company in Europe, I resolved at the very beginning of my tenure to write home once-a-week. I carried out that commitment faithfully. Little danger exists that my letters will be collected...
The Limits of Pope Francis’ Imagery
Pope Francis’ Imagery and the Vincentian “Both/And”
Twitter Screamed
Yesterday, Twitter screamed about new revelations of sexual abuse, cover ups and abuse of power.
The Hidden Poor
Becoming homeless ‘not chosen' Homeslessness is not something people choose – sometimes they are simply unlucky and fall on hard times. St Vincent de Paul Society executive and volunteer Herbert Portanier regularly meets people experiencing housing insecurity. “All it...
A Follow-Up on Faith and Service in the City
I want to thank Fr. Rooney for highlighting the Vincentian Leadership Institute: Faith and Service in the City, which held its final session of the year from August 5-August 11, 2018. This program at St....
