Formation

St. Louise: In Her Own Words

Reading the letters of St. Louise helps us see her humanness, as opposed to thinking of her as some faraway Saint.

St. Joseph – Patron of “Saints Next Door”

Can we recognize Joseph, “the quiet one,” as the model for far more than just carpenters?

Born In the Bleachers

We hear a lot about being born on third base. It is a metaphor for being way ahead in the game of life. But what if you were born in the bleachers? Or worse, born outside the ballpark?

A Vincentian View: Yearning for Home (Joseph and Psalm 137)

The Babylonians destroyed the Temple of Jerusalem in 587 BC and took most of the people of Israel into captivity—moving them from their ancestral home to foreign lands.  Psalm 137 engages the feelings of those displaced persons.

Awesome and Alluring Blessing

Awesome and Alluring Blessing

Jesus is our only Savior, and he saves in an awesome and alluring way.  He will bless us when as priests through our baptism, we invoke his name upon one another. There is no other name by which salvation comes to us but the name of Jesus.  And since he is our all...

Come… Let us Adore Him…

Come… Let us Adore Him…

In the Gospel of Luke, we read  that the good news of birth of Jesus was first given to the shepherds. The Angel said to them: “Do not be afraid; for see – I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a...

#famvin400: A Gift for You!

#famvin400: A Gift for You!

We have completed our ten-part series on the work of Father Corpus Delgado, C.M., "The Contributions of the Vincentian Charism to the Mission of the Church." If you missed it... You can find all of the individual articles by Fr. John Freund here. You can download the...

The Joy of Christmas

The Joy of Christmas

William (Bill) Graham from Peel-North Toronto Ontario Regional Council, Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers his reflections on The Joy of Christmas: As Vincentians we commit and look forward to serving our neighbor in need in the best possible way. Each year we try...

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