I knew a close-knit family of 5 personable children, and as they got older, they would kid their mother about having a favorite.
Formation
Catechetical Sunday – Beyond Prepping For a “Regents Exam”
This reflection started out as a reflection on Catechetical Sunday but wandered off into a reflection on the mind of Christ. I finally came full circle and thought of catechesis as helping someone put on the mind of Christ.
Zealous for the House, the Kingdom, of God
Jesus burns with zeal for the house, for the kingdom, of God. Needless to say, the disciples are to be as zealous as...
Jesus at our Meetings
Service in Hope – Hearer & Doer - Footprints - Jesus at our Meetings Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday September 1, 2015 Wonderful Vincentian Servants: Here we are into September and most of us are back from holidays and are busy, busy, and busy! ...
Serve: The Family in the Philippines
When the Vincentian Ministry began in the Philippines in 1862, only the Congregation of the Mission (CM) and the Daughters of Charity (DC) were part of St. Vincent de Paul’s “double family” in the country. The Ladies of Charity (LC), Society of St. Vincent de Paul...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth were founded in 1812. Mother Catherine Spalding, along with Bishop John Baptist David, are honored together and remembered as co-founders of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.[1] In 1812, in the newly formed diocese of Bardstown,...
“Touched” reflection by Fr. Pat Griffin
a Vincentian must be close enough to touch and be touched.
Feeling connected
Feeling connected! When did you feel connected in a powerful way to some place in our Vincentian Heritage? Reading the reflection below reminded me of an experience over 30 years ago when at the mid-point of a 30 day retreat at Mt. Manresa on Staten Island my retreat...
Daughter of Charity postulant – beloved sons and daughters, be love
Daughters of Charity Postulant Kara Davis talks about the importance of living out faith as a family and how it impacted her discernment journey. She presented at the One Faith, One Family in Mobile Alabama. "I'm not a sister yet. So I am just Kara Davis.... About a...
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly” (A. de Saint-Exupéry)
Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), August 30, 2015 – Dt 4, 1-2. 6-8; Jas 1, 17-18. 21b-22. 27; Mk 7, 1-8. 14-15. 21-23 Religion that is pure and undefiled (Jas 1, 27) Jesus wants his disciples to be clean of heart in imitation of him. The Messiah is clean of...
St. Vincent – Councilor to the powerful
It was not by preference that St. Vincent found himself as councilor to the powerful. Fr. Richard J. Kehoe C.M. offers perspectives on what happened in his reflection "St. Vincent de Paul - A Royal Councilor". By preference Vincent de Paul devoted himself to the...
Consumed – Be True to Yourself – Feed on Me – Rooted in Prayer
Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday August 25, 2015-08-19 (Final) Consumed - Be True to Yourself – Feed on Me – Rooted in Prayer Dear Vincentians, I have many sayings learned from my Granny. One I say a lot is “If it is to be, it is up to me.” We so often...
