Both literally and figuratively, mountains were the means by which Pier Giorgio Frassati and Elizabeth Ann Seton scaled the heights of holiness and service to God and neighbor.
Formation
The Miraculous Medal: A Sign of Light (Video)
Everything started on July 18, 1830 in the chapel at Rue du Bac of the Daughters of Charity, when Mary appeared to Sister Catherine Labouré for the first time.
Prophetic Episcopal Message Washes Up On Beach (Part 1)
The story echos one that appeared in the Washington Post earlier this year. A message in a bottle that traveled 3,200...
The Vincentian Family: 400 Years of Service on Behalf of Those Who Are Poor
SlideShare presentation for the 400th anniversary of the Vincentian Charism.
God’s will as our Will to Meaning
Victor Frankl in his famous book, The Will to Meaning, writes that Man’s search for meaning is the primary motivation in his or her life. According to Frankl, when one fails to find meaning in his or her life, there will be an existential vacuum, an inner emptiness...
Sr. Carol Keehan DC Speaks for Children
[September 13, 2017] Thank you very much for the invitation to be with you today at this prayer breakfast. We are at an incredible moment in the history of humanity and our treatment of our children. Address at the United Nations Interfaith Prayer Breakfast As people...
100 Resources for the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul
Make use of these resources in sharing St. Vincent’s story and our spirituality as we approach the Feast Day of St. Vincent de Paul.
Evangelizing the “Spiritual but not Religious”
Pew Research is at it again. About a quarter of U.S. adults (27%) now say they think of themselves as spiritual but not religious, up 8 percentage points in five years... What does this mean to communities and groups that have been sent to evangelize the poor? What do...
A Vincentian View: 2417
A Vincentian View: 2417 400 years. For the universe, or the pyramids, or the Judeo-Christian faith, it does not seem like such a long time, but for human life it really is. In this year, as we all know, we celebrate the 400th anniversary of our Vincentian charism....
Ladies of Charity ask key question
A new series of presentations from the Ladies of Charity asks: “Is What We Are Doing Transforming Lives?”
Forsake the Ways and Thoughts of the World
Jesus teaches us to forsake the ways and thoughts of the world. Replacing them with those of God, we become fools before the world, yet wise before God. To forsake the needy is a sure sign that one follows the ways and thoughts of the world. And the parable of the...
Analysis at a Vincentian University: One of the Pillars of Systemic Change
Systemic change must be guided by good analysis. Teaching, learning and doing that analysis is part of the mission of a Vincentian university. Dr. Jim Kling, associate professor of management at Niagara University, and Alex Keller, ’15, recently had the paper,...
