"I’m well aware that people think of simplicity in general as truth or purity of intention: truth, because it sees...
Reflections
What Did Jesus Did Not Have?
Everyone has an idea of what the Catholic Church needs to appeal to people today!
Letter from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, on the Occasion of the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul 2023
As usual at this time, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, President of the Executive Board of the Vincentian Family, has sent a reflection to the entire Vincentian Family on the occasion of the feast of Saint Vincent de Paul on September 27.
Do No Harm
Convergence and commitment on child sexual exploitation and abuse.
What Is It like At a Papal Audience?
When I was growing up there was a wonderful series on that still new medium … television.
Advent Social Justice Conversations Through the Lens of Charity
As we journey together, I invite us to “see,” seek, and sink our Charity roots this Advent into a deeper appreciation and celebration of…
A Vincentian View: The Holy Name of Jesus
From the earliest days of my Catholic education, the good School Sisters of Notre Dame taught my young schoolmates and me to bow our heads when we said the name “Jesus.”
Whatever Became of Sin… and Compassion?
Compassion literally means “to suffer together.”
Rejoice in the Lord, for He is Near
Jesus is near. He will rule the world and all peoples with justice. Hence, those who wait for him, and seek his kingdom, rejoice. The prophet Zephaniah bids those whom God has chosen to rejoice and sing with joy. For the Lord who fights for them and frees them is...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History X
Vincent was convinced that the poor exist because society is badly organized and the wealth badly distributed.
Called to Evangelize and To Be Evangelized
Attention to the realities of present-day society, especially to the factors that cause an unequal distribution of the world’s goods, so that we can better carry out our prophetic task of evangelization.
Advent 2021 – Waiting In Hope
Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.
