Reflections

All this is the background for understanding why homelessness was a major focus of St. Vincent’s charitable work even if we have not always recognized it.

I have often given talks on the importance of silence and on the need to listen.  I know the value of these attitudes in prayer and in fruitful conversation.  From the silence can emerge new ideas and insights.

In this year’s Lenten letter, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, 24th successor of St. Vincent, invites us to reflect on the importance of prayer for all of us who walk together in the Vincentian Family movement.

Over his lifetime he created a network of institutions dedicated to initial formation. We call this systemic change by the name of seminaries.