Formation

Novena prayer in Memory of Bl. Frédéric Ozanam

Every year, from September 1 to 9, people around the world are invited to say this novena prayer for Blessed Frédéric Ozanam.

A Vincentian View: A Simple Man

I would love to have people describe me as “a simple man.”

Sustainable Development Goal 16:  Welcome to “The Enabler”!

Learning about the SDGs and understanding their significance is an important first step as together, creatively, we search for the most effective ways to advocate for these aspects of social justice.

Mark’s Gospel – Coping With a New Normal

Mark, as any good pastor would, uses Jesus stories circulating in oral tradition to help a community understand how the gospel is “good news”… even in the face of catastrophe and persecution.

Accompanying Refugees

Accompanying Refugees

Sister Magdalena Herrera, DC offered her shocking testimony on the work of the Daughters of Charity of the Province of Spain-South, accompanying vulnerable women who come to the “Alma Vincentiana” Project”

The Value of Effort

The Value of Effort

At this time, in many countries of the northern hemisphere the school year begins. As a reflection on the value of effort and the importance of education, we invite you to see, comment and share the following video, an animated short story that tells us how education...

Advance Notice (Lk. 10:1-2)

Expecting and Seeing

Expecting and Seeing (Matthew 13:13) Some time ago I went to see a touring art exhibit featuring Monet’s water lilies. Laid out in three big murals that were hung together, it wrapped around the room to give the visitor a sense of being right there at the pond’s edge....

Caring for Those in the Outskirts

Caring for Those in the Outskirts

To see Jesus is to see the merciful God who is caring towards those in the outskirts who cry out to him. Jesus is a Jew.  It seems he is even portrayed as siding with those who show their contempt for the Gentiles by calling them dogs or swine.  This closed and...