Formation
Lenten Video Series, Day 19: Motherhood
Kate Rose explains the sacrifices of motherhood from conception to caring for another life.
“Something More” (Exodus 3:1-15)
Through the ages, the episode of Moses and the burning bush has figured into the religious experience of many.
A Call to Prayer
We invite the worldwide Vincentian Family to again join in prayer with the Church for peace in Ukraine.
Belief Under Pressure
Belief Under Pressure (2 Maccabees, 7; Luke 20: 38) One of the things that has sharpened inside me on my journey into the senior years is a sense of time passing (where did it go?), and an accompanying wonderment about what happens when it does pass. What’s on the...
Lord, Have Mercy • Tales of the Miraculous Virgin
In a few days, the Vincentian Family will greet the Virgin with special affection in its invocation of "Miraculous." Surely this month many reflections will be published online, on her history, present, etc. We invited you to do something...
Personal Experience of Need for Systemic Change
Frequent visitors of this site are deeply committed to helping those who suffer poverty and are committed to a systemic change approach that goes beyond handouts. At the same time it might be that despite good will, not all have personal experience of what it is like...
The Miraculous Medal: Then and Now on Social
Passed from one person to another, usually with a hope and a prayer. The early propagation of the Medal was a human effort to share something of value with friends - believers and non-believers alike. The Miraculous Medal continues to be shared person-to-person, and...
Coming Soon for Us to Watch, Now Showing
The Son of Man comes and he does not want his coming to catch us unprepared. We do not know when our Lord is coming. That is why we have to be continually watchful and always prepared. Yes, Jesus wants us to focus on his coming. Of course, this would be hard for us...
Advent Message from the Superior General, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM
"The Incarnation, Here and Now": this is the theme proposed by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, for the time of Advent, 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...
A Dimension of Love – Vincentians Justice and Charity
A Dimension of Love - Vincentians Justice and Charity - Do We Listen? - Vincentians doing their Best Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast A Dimension of Love There is a striking passage in the First Letter of John that gives us a beautiful understanding of love – and...
The Miraculous Medal As a Tool for Evangelization
The Miraculous Medal is a visible reminder of the message that the Son of God gave to the world. May we see the Miraculous Medal as a tool for evangelization, spreading the Gospel message of love.
A Missionary’s Voice: The End Times
As we are in the last week of the liturgical year, the scriptural passages for the liturgy speak about “end times,” which in theological language is called as eschatology or apocalyptic. In the book of Daniel we have two famous eschatological visions. The first vision...