Learn about some stumbling blocks that threatened St. Louise, and most likely all of us who aspire to serve our neighbors well.
Formation
Writing Straight With Crooked Lines
Vincent and Louise were at best an improbable couple. We are blessed to know the outcomes of the 35-year intersection of these two lives.
Everyday Legal Issues Homeless People Face
Every day, throughout the day, the homeless have to worry about the law. Being without a home is not in itself illegal, but the routines and behavior that go with it often are.
Saturday Study Hall – Vincentians and Marian Spirituality
Several branches of the Vincentian Family trace their origin to the apparitions of the Virgin to Catherine Laboure: the Vincentian Marian Youth Association, the Miraculous Medal Association and other groups that have arisen from these branches. Frederic Ozanam...
Infinite sadness, infinite love
Pope Frances states that: "A true missionary, who never ceases to be a disciple, knows that Jesus walks with him, speaks to him, breathes with him, works with him." In this post-resurrection period, can we, like the disciples of Emmaus have our infinite sadness cured...
“Your grace and your love are wealth enough for me” (Loyola)
Third Sunday of Easter (A), May 4, 2014 – Acts 2, 14. 22-33; 1 Pt 1, 17-21; Lk 24, 13-35 You were ransomed … with the precious blood of Christ (1 Pt 1, 18-19) Wrapped up in our worries and interests, we do not recognize the Risen One in the stranger who joins us. But...
Jesus – radical change possible – Maloney
Robert Maloney CM - Homily preached April 23, 2014 at a meeting of MEGVIS, the Central European Group of Vincentian Studies Readings: Acts 3: 1-10; Luke 24:13-35 This passage from Luke’s gospel is extraordinarily rich. It contains the most important Lucan themes....
Saturday Study Hall – Vincent and Peace Today
Ukraine, Crimea, Syria, Palestine – our eyes glaze over… or shut in horror. We long for peace but it seems to many to be further away than ever in recent years.
Joy Ever New – Joy Ever Shared
A Joy Ever New - A Joy Which Is Shared. Sr. Ellen LaCapria, DC continues her weekly visual prayer reflection.As we continue to bask in the glow of the Easter Resurrection our response to the risen Christ is a resounding Alleluia! Pope Frances shares that he never...
No need to be a seer, a speaker or a writer to get respect
Second Sunday of Easter (A), April 27, 2014 – Acts 2, 42-47; 1 Pt 1, 3-9; Jn 20, 19-31 The Lord added to their number those who were being saved (Acts 2, 47) The Lord is our light and our salvation. Those who receive light and salvation also receive the mission to...
Ozanam’s tactical vision and a consumerist society
The counter-cultural, action-proven spirituality of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul from Famvin: the Worldwide Vincentian Family On the occasion of the April 23 anniversary of the foundation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, VinFormation offers this...
Saturday Study Hall – “Love creative unto infinity”
Within our Vincentian Family, we often cite the saying of St. Vincent: “Love is creative even to infinity” as a sort of rallying cry for adaptation. But do we understand Vincent's use of the phrase? Robert Maloney CM writes... "Ordinarily, we use this citation to...
