Jesus opens our ears and makes loose the strings of our tongues. He enables us to make gestures that heal and speak...
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Vincentian Prayer Images: What Moved Saint Vincent? IX
“…the direction in which missioning moves— toward the poor people of the world, trying to be God’s love for them, and at the same time finding in them God’s love.”
Vincentian Feast Days This Week
August 30 is the Feast Day of Blessed Ghebre-Michael, and September 2 is the memorial of the Congregation of the Mission’s Martyrs of the French Revolution.
Pope Francis – See, Judge, Act
Pope Francis - See, Judge, Act A prominent theologian remarks on the structure of the encyclical Laudato Si of Pope Francis. He points to the See - Judge - Act methodology. The following highlights this methodology for the followers of St. Vincent de Paul and...
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Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), June 28, 2015 – Wis 1, 13-15; 2, 23-24; 2 Cor 8, 7. 8. 13-15; Mk 5, 21-43 For your sake he became poor (2 Cor 8, 9) Death no longer has power over Christ. Does it still have power over us who have been baptized into his death...
Back to basics of the Vincentian Charism
A handy way to refresh your knowledge of the 5 Vincentian Virtues and other basic elements of the Vincentian Charism. Read it online or download the e-Book.
Holy Hangout: I am not alone in my “yes”
https://youtu.be/NPY0YBlyEbg Join a group of young Daughters of Charity as they explore in this Holy Hangout "I'm not alone in my "yes"" Visit their YouTube channel for many other videos in this series and their "60 seconds with..." series.
Humility Opens our Eyes – God is Calling You – True Friendship – God Loves All
Humility Opens our Eyes - God is Calling You - True Friendship - God Loves All Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday June 23, 2015 Dear Vincentian Family: You are in my prayers this week. Some of you may be traveling and I pray for safe trips and relaxation. I...
Federation of Sisters of Charity of Strasbourg
After the Second Vatican Council, in 1971 ten German and Austrian communities descended from the Strasbourg foundation became a federation. In 1994 the member communities of the Vincentian Federation (Germany) became affiliated to the large family of Vincent de Paul...
A Vincentian Vernacular
“A Vincentian Vernacular” Another reflection In Patrick Griffin's series "Considering Consecrated Life" For emphasis, we choose significant “years” to begin and end on certain dates. Thus, Pope Francis decided that the “Year of Consecrated Life,” would begin on the...
The Pope’s “take-aways” in his 61 one-line tweets
The Pope’s “take-aways” in his 61 one-line tweets. No matter where one stands the Pope’s encyclical “Laudato Si” generated lots of attention even before its release.
Blessed Fredrick Ozanam “I am a Father!”
“After so many favors that were set down in my vocation in this world, a new blessing has come to me, to know the greatest joy probably it is possible to experience here below: I am a father!” –Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, in a letter to his friend Theophile Foisset, July...
