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Firewood for the Soul: Heartbeat of the Poor
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Women 04
Fr. Rooney continues his series on “Vincentian Women.” This week: St. Joan Antida Thouret.
Goods are for Everyone • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
Rich men, He who taught us to pray for our daily bread nowhere advises us to secure to ourselves ten years of luxury....
Fr. Aidan R. Rooney, C.M.: The Word, Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. Rooney reflects on the steps for you and me to prepare to act as prophets, which comes from a connection with the Spirit of God.
The Dignity of the Poor • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
In these foul cellars and garrets, sometimes next door to sloth and vice we have often come upon the loveliest domestic virtues, on a refinement and intelligence that one does not always meet with under gilded ceilings; a poor cooper, of past seventy years of age,...
July 9: St. Francis Regis Clet
The following presentation is from a Homily of Superior General Robert P. Maloney, C.M. at the Prayer Vigil for the Canonization of Francis Regis Clet. Rome, 30 September 2000.
Catholic Families: Are they Mirrors of God’s Love?
This Vincentian Mindwalk started out as a virtual journey to Rome for the 10th World Meeting of Families in 2022. To my surprise, it developed into a reflection on what the church can learn from “happy marriages.” I have had a life-long interest in the family as an...
Contemplation: To Wait for God’s Own Time
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org The church calls the laity to “fulfill their prophetic mission by evangelization” which has “peculiar efficacy because it is accomplished in the ordinary circumstances of the world.” [CCC, 905] Our Vincentian vocation, our...
A Vincentian View: An Art Gallery
I love to teach about the Psalms. When I do, the first image that I offer to suggest the breadth and depth of these biblical poems/songs is an Art Gallery.
Independence Day – A Dangerous Memory?
Recently, I wandered through the corridors of my mind reflecting on Independence Day. I ran into Charles Dickens. His “Christmas Carol” has inspired many people to look at their lives through the lens of their past, future, and present.
Break the Mold with the Prophet Jesus
Jesus, since he is weak, is strong. Those who follow him break the mold, too, as they affirm, “When we are weak, then we are strong.” The folks of Jesus’ hometown do not doubt that he is a wise teacher who does mighty works. Yet there is one thing about him that...
Vincentian Places 16 – Annecy
Beginning in 1641, Vincent worked on the major seminaries of Annecy, Cahors, etc. The houses for rural missions became numerous, as did the houses of the Sisters.