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Contemplation: Chosen From All Eternity – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Virtue, our catechism teaches, is a “habitual and firm disposition to do...
Sap of Life, Strength and Fruitfulness
Jesus is the true vine. He gives the branches that remain in him the sap that gives them life and strength and makes...
The Beginnings of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, 191 Years ago
April 23, 2024 marks the 211th anniversary of the birth of Frederic Ozanam and the 191st anniversary of the creation...
Firewood for the Soul: Advent is patience in a world of impatience
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
A Vincentian Minute: Praying with Vincent About Imitating Christ
Fr. Rooney reveals the way Vincent prayed, through Vincent’s own words. This week: Imitating Christ.
A Time to Withdraw to the Wilderness
I remember what a priest once shared, during the season of Advent, on how his mother prepared her children for the celebration of Christmas. This mother, though she was an illiterate and simple woman, had a very unique way of preparing her children for Christmas. On...
Simple, Not Hidden • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
"Another thing that recommends simplicity to us in a wonderful way are those words of Our Lord: 'I confess to you, Father, because you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them to little ones.' I acknowledge this, Father, and thank You...
Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: Six Sacraments and a Trap
Pope John Paul I, at the general audience held on Wednesday, September 13, 1978, greeted a group of newlyweds and told them: Last century there was in France a great professor, Frederick Ozanam. He taught at the Sorbonne, and was so eloquent, so capable! His friend...
The Herald of Good Tidings
In the liturgical readings of the season of advent the book of Isaiah has a prominent place. Especially the passage, (Isa 40:1-11) in which we read about the voice which commands the herald of good tidings to “Cry out.” It is a solemn command to announce the good news...
Frederic Ozanam’s Social Justice Vision, Blended with Personal Action
Frederic Ozanam’s life was a dramatic fusion of intellectual achievement and direct, personal action.
Vincentian Advent Reflections 2023 – Week 1
A beautiful reflection about “gift-giving”.
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
We are seeing the replay of decades of hostility in the region of Jesus’ birth!