Charity is mission.
Reflections
Holy Ground…..Everywhere
Readiness to go to any part of the world, according to the example of the first missionaries of the Congregation.
To Believe, Teach, and Practice: Forty Years a Priest, and Counting!
Fr. John T. Maher, C.M. reflects on his vocation as a Vincentian priest.
God Who is Rich in Mercy
The second encyclical of Pope John Paul II was Dives in Misericordia (The Mercy of God, November 30, 1980). In this encyclical he speaks elaborately on God’s mercy, as revealed in the Bible. This is a reflection in the light of this encyclical. The core of divine...
Louise de Marillac: Meeting the Needs of Migrants and Refugees
My very dear Sister. I was sure that the goodness of your heart would cause you and, I believe, all our dear sisters who are far away to be disturbed because you are afraid that we are suffering greatly. Let us praise God, my dear Sisters, that to this point we have...
Adamson Students “Leave a Mark”: A Passionate Ambassador
What does it take for a person to leave a mark to this generation? Does one need to be wise, skillful, or popular? It is very easy to say to leave a mark, yet not all are able to. I personally believe that in order to make a change to this generation, one needs to...
Adamson Students “Leave a Mark”: I Come into This World to Leave Charity
Everyone leaves a mark in this world in one way or another. It is only natural for people—considering that we are feeling and thinking creatures—to affect our surroundings, let alone to influence each other. Whether we like it or not, every single one of us is bound...
Adamson Students “Leave a Mark”: To Do Something with Soul, Creativity, or Love
M E R A K I to do something with soul, creativity, or love; when you leave a piece of yourself in your work. There are over a million words in the English language. Some have been borrowed from another language, adapting the style and the context upon usage in daily...
Adamson Students “Leave a Mark”: In the Eyes of St. Vincent de Paul
It is still vividly written in my mind. I saw a man holding a cup in his hand one afternoon as I was traversing my path home after a long, tiring day. His eyes were sullen. His skin was marked with bruises. His clothes were tattered. He extended his empty cup at...
A Vincentian View: “Our” Kids
Vincentian View: “Our Kids” Founder’s Week (September 20-27) at St. John’s University celebrates St. Vincent de Paul whose spirit rests at the heart of our University. This year, the theme for our remembrance was “Vincentian Education: Illuminating minds, creating...
Seeing As The Beginning Of Systemic Change
Seeing is the necessary beginning of systemic change. Systemic change requires looking anew at something we see...but do not see. This kind of seeing is really more like reading, reading the "signs of the times." St. Vincent was a man of the concrete whose starting...
Samaritans, Jews and Other Peoples Glorifying the Lord
Jesus is our peace. He breaks down, then, the wall of enmity among Jews, Samaritans and other peoples. Jews and Samaritans hate each other. Consequently, one group takes the other to be incapable of doing anything good. When such enmity prevails, a scorned person’s...
