Formation
When Justice and Peace Shall Kiss
Given that adequate housing is an issue of social justice, it might be helpful to look at the concept of justice in light of the need for a home for all.
The Empty Tomb: Seeking the Resurrected Christ with Mary Magdalene and Elizabeth Ann Seton
With St. Mary Magdalene, let us accept Christ’s ‘Do not touch me’ with the certainty that His words give us a new mission, and a new way to be with Him, just as St. Elizabeth Ann Seton met the hardships of her life with renewed faith and strength.
Servant Leadership for Vincentians (Video Presentation from SSVP USA)
From our friends at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA, a formation resource on Servant Leadership.
Tempting but Destructive Suggestion
Jesus is God-Man. He himself unmasks the deceit in the devil’s tempting suggestion: it is either God or man. From the perspective of our faith in the Word made flesh, we cannot but reject such tempting suggestion. It is not true that one must choose either God or...
Building Humility- Created for Holiness – Lily of Purity
Building Humility- Created for Holiness - Lily of Purity- Connecting with God Vincentian Stories of the Heart Building Humility In the face of so many wounds that hurt us and could harden our hearts, we are called to dive into the sea of prayer, which is the sea of...
Lenten Letter by Tomaž Mavrič, CM, Superior General
“The mystery of the Holy Trinity”: this is the theme proposed by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, for the time of Lent, in a letter addressed to the entire Vincentian Family, which we have reproduced below. After the text, you will find links to download his letter in several...
Advice from Saint Vincent
When St. Vincent and St. Louise co-founded a new type of religious community, the Daughters of Charity, in 1633: Louise was the prime organizer for the fledgling community, but Vincent, with his spirituality, his warm heart, and his great common sense, played an...
Vincentians of Wherever • Millennials Are Trying to Tell Something. Are We Listening?
"From the depths of my heart, I want to love church. I want to be head-over-heels for church like the unshakable Ned Flanders." So say millennials. They are speaking to us. They could be Vincentians. I want to send global, sky-writing airplanes telling the life-change...
2017 Vincentian Formation Program for Spiritual Directors
Do you feel called to serve as a spiritual director? Developed by Dr. Vie Thorgren, SCNA/SCLA, and sponsored by the Center for Spirituality at Work in Denver, the Vincentian Formation Program for Beginning and...
The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism • Part 2 • (How) Did Vincent See Into The Future? #famvin400
This is the second of a series of formation packages meant for individual or group study based upon “The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism in light of the Social Doctrine of the Church” by Sr. María Pilar López. We will see how Vincent de Paul, his...
The People United Will Never be Defeated • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
"Madame, I feel obliged to inform you that, for the past year, the Daughters of Charity at Chars have been sorely tried for two different reasons, both stemming from the Pastor's zeal. One I cannot put into writing for you. The other pertains to the stability he wants...
Prepare for Lent With These Stations of the Cross
The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD), the Catholic aid agency for England and Wales, has prepared Stations of the Cross (free PDF download) which allow us to meditate on Jesus’s journey to the cross "while reflecting on the reality of the lives of our...