Luke 4:18 – “He has sent me to… bring good news to the poor.”
Formation
Seeking Wisdom Through Common Ground
In 1993, my husband Bill and I set out on a new journey and, together with the Vincentian priests and brothers, birthed the Colorado Vincentian Volunteers (which is now part of MISEVI).
St. Francis Regis Clet – Feast Day: July 9
Learn about St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M. and his Vincentian mission in China around the turn of the 18th-19th centuries, in this presentation.
Serve: the Vincentian Family in Slovakia – Fight against Hunger
The Vincentian Family in Slovakia is mostly bound together thanks to the nationwide collection called Fight against Hunger which is realized via selling gingerbread hearts. The yield from the selling is meant to support the poor from Haiti, Honduras, Ukraine, Albania...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul – Vincentgiri, Mananthavady (SCV)
A third of the world's poor live in India, one of the most unequal societies in the world where poverty remains entrenched and widespread. Realizing the need in India the Congregation of The Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul started their mission in India,...
Laudato Si and the “Preferential Option for the Poor”
“Preferential Option for the Poor” is the latest reflection by Fr. Pat Griffin in his series Considering Consecrated Life Laudato Si’ has justifiably gotten a lot of attention. The emphasis in this document concerning the physical suffering of the poor because of the...
Setting Up the “Grassy Places” Fr. Tom McKenna
Setting Up the “Grassy Places” (John 6: 1-15), 17th Sunday To shake off some of the dust of familiarity from this very familiar scene in the Gospel (the multiplication of the loaves), let’s set it against its deeper backdrop. First off, there’s the condition of these...
Daughters of Charity contemplate connection of all living things
The encyclical, “Laudato Si,’” speaks of the mystical and sacramental connection of all living things with God. They have prepared a photo reflection on some of those phrases. Here is a sample The ideal is not only to pass from the exterior to the interior to discover...
The Last Mile on the Road to End Poverty
The Brookings Institution's latest report ought to be of great interest to the Vincentian Family. Our mission, our strategies and our experience can be brought to bear for the analysis of this landmark document, and serve as a partial basis for future collaborative...
Many a mickle makes a muckle
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), July 26, 2015 – 2 Kgs 4, 42-44; Eph 4, 1-6; Jn 6, 1-15 One body and one Spirit (Eph 4, 4) Jesus is our shepherd. We will lack nothing if we remain united to him. Jesus goes with his disciples to a foreign territory. A large...
Stop Calling People Out
Stop calling people out. Call them in. Sharon Browning, well known as a speaker and educator in the Vincentian tradition, continues the theme of reconciliation begun by Fr. Tom McKenna in his recent post. Sharon founded JUST Listening, a movement which "fosters...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill
In 1869, Bishop Michael Domenec, C.M., of Pittsburgh appealed to the Cincinnati community of Sisters of Charity for sisters to serve the needs of the growing Catholic population in his diocese. Sister Aloysia Lowe, three other Sisters of Charity, and two novices, left...
