Formation
An Unorthodox Orthodoxy Test
There are all kinds of orthodoxy tests. We might even pass an orthodoxy oral exam. But how many can claim to actually lead lives reflecting this belief in crisis situations?
What Do Homeless Need When a Heatwave Comes?
Writing for Invisible People, Kayla Robbins Robbins, freelance writer, asks what can we do when a heatwave comes?
Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life On Land
Learning about the SDGs and understanding their significance is an important first step as together, creatively, we search for the most effective ways to advocate for these aspects of social justice.
Patrick Griffin on “The Boldness of Charity “
Pope Francis tells us that God is not afraid of newness.
Connect and Learn: Religious of St. Vincent de Paul
Founded in 1845 at Paris, France, in the chapel at the motherhouse of the Congregation of the Mission by Jean Leon Le Prevost (1803-1874) in conjunction with Clemente Myionnet (1812-1886) and Maurizion Maignen (1822-1890). All three founders were laity who were active...
Practical ways to start collaborating
Jack Murphy of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA/Voice of the Poor Committee offers some tips and real-life examples
Celebrate: VYC2015 in Rijeka, Croatia
On the Pentecost Vigil on the 23rd May 2015 the Vincentian Family Year of Collaboration was opened in Rijeka, Croatia. The solemn mass, celebrated in the Chapel of St. Joseph in the Provincial House of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul – Zagreb, was...
Ladies of Charity, Daughters of Charity and Depaul USA
Ladies of Charity, Daughters of Charity and Depaul USA Members of the Little Rock, Arkansas Ladies of Charity have recently begun supporting the Jericho Way Center of Depaul USA. The facility opened a few months ago under the direction of Sr. Elizabeth Greim, DC, as a...
Vincentian Collaboration on fire in Ethiopia
Vincentian Collaboration on fire in Ethiopia – A spark has been ignited!
Fr. Tom McKenna on “Welling-Up Faith”
a kind of profession of faith by spontaneous gesture. You almost don’t even know you’re doing it, but it’s really there
Pat Griffin CM – A Free Spirit
And so, the Spirit is free. From the view of that Spirit, “liberal” and “conservative” must and do tend in the same direction. As persons consecrated by that divine presence, we pray for her outpouring in our lives and ministries as Pentecost comes upon us.
A Vincentian Response to Baltimore
The “haves” must discover that all of the “have not’s” are not cheats and lazy. The “have not’s” must realize that the “haves” are not all greedy, uncaring people. The only way to do that in any lasting way is to treat the problem in a slightly larger way than our current model…bring hope to one zip code at a time.