“To do this is to preach the Gospel by words and by works…”
Formation
A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Discernment, Part 2
Fr. Rooney lets us know the most difficult step or attitude in discernment!
Vincentians as Promoters of Employment
Blessed Frederic Ozanam pronounced his well-known sentence: “The order of society rests on two truths: justice and charity.” Undoubtedly, promoting decent work is a duty of justice and charity.
Year of Mercy – special concern of Vincentians
Year of Mercy: Presentation and Video for Vincentians This year the Church focuses on mercy, forgiveness, and healing in a special way. We, Vincentians, can and must be witnesses of mercy. In this special presentation, also available as a YouTube video, we reflect on...
Expectation that’s joyful and comforting
Rejoice in the Lord always (Phil 4, 4) Jesus is the Good News announced by his forerunner. Do we announce what John does? It is not himself that he preaches. He proclaims what Jesus will proclaim later: “Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand.” Such proclamation...
For Vincentians, the Door Opens Out
“Hey buddy, the door swings both ways!” Often said in anger, this phrase can be a push to us Vincentians. Today is the day that the “Holy Door” opened on a year mercy. Are we ready? It's also the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Do we contemplate and understand...
Living in a Bubble
Who are You? - Perfect Love – Living in a Bubble - Jesus is Near Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – December 8, 2015 Dear Vincentian Family: Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception a wonderful Holy Day. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception centers on the...
60 Seconds – Sister Trinitas Hernandez
How do you know where God is calling you? Sister Trinitas Hernandez shares advice for discerners. She says "If you are not sure what God is calling you to... get to know lots of Sisters!" https://youtu.be/p95yf0lOAVY Get to know more than 20 of the Sisters....
Connect and Learn: Monastery of the Assumption (Monastero Uspenskij)
It was founded in 1957 in Rome, Italy, by Sister Catherine Morosoff, D.C., (b. 1910) under the direction of Pope Pius XII at the recommendation of Cardinal Eugene Tisserant, Secretary of the Sacred Congregation for the Eastern Churches, in order to start a monastery...
A Child Among Us
“A Child Among Us” Considering Consecrated Life My grandnephew Wes (Weston) was born on December 12th, 2014. Last year at Thanksgiving he was a big bump in the center of my niece-in-law, Lili. Thus, at Thanksgiving this year, he was not quite one year old, being two...
Vincentians and Holy Doors
Vincentians and Holy Doors! It can be fascinating to sit watching people pass through public doors. How many times will a person hold the door for someone following them? At times, it seems that in the hustle of life holding doors for others is becoming an abandoned...
Vincentians (Humans) of Colorado
Did you ever think about how we know about St. Nicholas -- or any other saint for that matter? Someone told and re-told the story. Ok, Butler's "Lives of the Saints" isn't "Humans of New York," but the idea is similar. In every story we tell is the shaping of our...
