Compassion literally means “to suffer together.”
Reflections
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...
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.
Lenten Reflection: Resurrection Faith
During Lent we orient ourselves toward Jerusalem/Calvary, where we’ll follow Jesus through the last week of his life. This Slideshare, based on one of the Lenten letters of Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M., invites each of us to ponder our own life and death. [slideshare...
What If We Devoted The Season To Caring For Immigrants And Refugees?
Our friend and "Vincentian of Wherever," Mike Jordan Laskey has a new article at National Catholic Reporter. I wonder how the country might change if we Christians doubled down on our Lenten observance this year — not just as individuals focusing on our own spiritual...
Walking With Mary during Lent: 10 Little Steps
We're all looking to refresh our Lenten practices. As Family with a deep devotion to the Blessed Mother, why not walk the 40 days with Mary? Kathleen Beckmann writes: Mary enriches our spiritual journey always. Perhaps we can consider living the Lenten season with...
Talk, Speech, Deed
Talk, Speech, Deed (1 Cor 2: 1-5) In one of the many commentaries on the quality of the rhetoric in the recent campaign, I came across a distinction I had never thought of – the difference between talk and speech. Talk, whatever comes to you on the spot, or from off...
Tempting but Destructive Suggestion
Jesus is God-Man. He himself unmasks the deceit in the devil’s tempting suggestion: it is either God or man. From the perspective of our faith in the Word made flesh, we cannot but reject such tempting suggestion. It is not true that one must choose either God or...
Building Humility- Created for Holiness – Lily of Purity
Building Humility- Created for Holiness - Lily of Purity- Connecting with God Vincentian Stories of the Heart Building Humility In the face of so many wounds that hurt us and could harden our hearts, we are called to dive into the sea of prayer, which is the sea of...
Lenten Letter by Tomaž Mavrič, CM, Superior General
“The mystery of the Holy Trinity”: this is the theme proposed by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, for the time of Lent, in a letter addressed to the entire Vincentian Family, which we have reproduced below. After the text, you will find links to download his letter in several...
Vincentians of Wherever • Millennials Are Trying to Tell Something. Are We Listening?
"From the depths of my heart, I want to love church. I want to be head-over-heels for church like the unshakable Ned Flanders." So say millennials. They are speaking to us. They could be Vincentians. I want to send global, sky-writing airplanes telling the life-change...
The People United Will Never be Defeated • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
"Madame, I feel obliged to inform you that, for the past year, the Daughters of Charity at Chars have been sorely tried for two different reasons, both stemming from the Pastor's zeal. One I cannot put into writing for you. The other pertains to the stability he wants...
