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The Pope Video • Religious Discrimination and Persecution
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Religious Discrimination and Persecution.
A Vincentian Minute: From Cross to Crown
Fr. Rooney, in an Advent/Christmas series on the mystery of the Incarnation in Vincentian thought and practice, reflects on the spirituality that surrounded St. Vincent.
When Your Whole World Changes
We use the word “apocalyptic” to describe such catastrophic events. But that is not what the word apocalypse meant in biblical terms. Then it meant to reveal something new.
Vincentian Freedom to Serve
Vincentian Freedom to Serve - Vincentians Seek Our Lord – The Power of Touch – Lasting Joy Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Vincentian Freedom to Serve – Total Freedom lies in the ability to align one’s actions freely with the truth, so as to...
Pentecost Meditation for Vincentians
How will I allow the Holy Spirit to transform my mind and heart, and ignite my will to serve Christ in the poor, in the days ahead?
Mater Misericordiae: Mary, Mother of Mercy
For multiple and varied reasons the month of May has come to be associated with Mary, the Mother of Jesus. In the United States it is the month in which Mother’s Day, First Communions, many ordinations and weddings are celebrated. It is also associated in the...
Do Vincentians have the smell of sheep?
Few visitors to the Internet have not read about Pope Francis telling priests to “be shepherds with the smell of sheep." “The priest who seldom goes out of himself … misses out on the best of our people, on what can stir the depths of his priestly heart. … This is...
Are You Being Truly Collaborative? #IamVincent
If you want to say "IamVincent," you have to be collaborative. There's no other way. In an article on leadership at the Training Industry blog, we read, The word “collaboration” is thrown around a lot these days. What do organizations mean when they tell their leaders...
This Week in Vincentian History
Find out what was happening in North America during this week of May in 1849, 1878, and 1888.
Vincentian Family: Lebanon
Beginnings August 21, 2013 – Convened by Father Ziad HADDAD CM, Visitor of the Congregation of the Mission in the Middle East, the leaders of the various branches of the Vincentian Family in Lebanon had their first meeting as one Vincentian Family. The meeting took...
It’s Called Perspective #IamVincent
The grandmotherly woman tugged gently on my arm, silently commanding me to stop walking for a moment. “Oh, the women’s coats in the size you requested are over that way a little more, ma’am,” I said. “Would you like me to bring the rack closer to you?” We were at St....
Location, Location, Location #IamVincent @SJUMission
Dennis Gallagher writes to us about our spiritual location. A friend of mine who is a realtor has often said this mantra in obtaining sales: location, location, location! In business being in the right place at the right time seems to make the sale. Knowing your...