Some words that come to mind to describe our experience of the assembly: enlivening, challenging, engaging, hospitable, surprising, interesting, fulfilling, energizing, necessary, healing, messy, faithful, providential, joyful, prayerful, synodal.
Formation
St. Louise de Marillac: a committed woman (Part 3 of 5)
Louise de Marillac, awakened by her faith in a God who takes the side of the poor, sees the person in distress and takes action.
Firewood for the Soul: The Candle Stick
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Her Doing Heart: Key Relationships in Elizabeth Seton’s Life (Part 2)
Sr. Margaret John Kelly, DC, wrote the following excellent article on Mother Seton. In this series we present her article in six parts. (Part 2)
The Light That Beckons (Mt 2: 1-12)
Stories can bring delight. And if there ever was a story that has sparked delight among believers, it’s the one about those three travelers from the East…
Vincent As a Seeker
Some time ago, I offered a reflection on “The Magi School For Seekers.” It was based on a homily Pope Francis gave, presenting the Magi as showing the path for modern-day “seekers.”
Fill Our Life with Jesus Christ
Jesus is the bread of life. Those whose life is full of him have their fill. To go to him and to believe in him is to hunger and thirst no more. To fill their life with Jesus Christ is one of the things that missionaries are to remember (SV.EN:276). And all those,...
Vincentian Prayer Images – Art By Vincentians 38
Share your thoughts on a weekly image of artwork made by members of the Vincentian Family.
Firewood for the Soul: This Love we Speak of
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Blessed Anna Maria Janer Anglarill (January 11)
This week we celebrate Blessed Anna Maria Janer Anglarill who established the Sisters of the Holy Family of Urgell, a branch of the Vincentian Family.
On the Edge of a Heart Attack • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
"The souls of poor persons have the image of God imprinted upon them, and therefore we're bound to honor the Blessed Trinity in them." Vincent de Paul (CCD:VII:conference 10). Reflection: A simple sentence but...what a sentence! A lucid...
January 7: Blessed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira, D.C.
From the International Daughters of Charity website, "Sister Lindalva was the first woman to be beatified in Brazil. She was still a young Daughter of Charity, 4 years vocation, when she was martyred. Her fidelity to her vocation and her love for everyone without...
