God raised up Blessed Frederic, setting him ablaze with the spirit of His love, to encourage groups of lay people in...

by Vincentian Family Office | May 27, 2023 | Featured, News, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
On the occasion of the feast of Pentecost 2023, an international team from different branches of the Vincentian Family have published a guide for a personal retreat that can be done over the course of five days.
by .famvin | April 13, 2023 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
“Jesus, who was crucified, has risen as he said. Alleluia!”
by .famvin | March 20, 2023 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
St. Vincent’s famous saying that “love is inventive to infinity” was his explanation of the Eucharist in his “Exhortation to a Dying Brother” in 1647
by .famvin | March 13, 2023 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments
Born and baptized in 1786, it was under the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution that Bl. Rosalie Rendu’s earliest faith life was born and fed.
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 25, 2018 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
God raised up Blessed Frederic, setting him ablaze with the spirit of His love, to encourage groups of lay people in...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 23, 2018 | Formation, Social, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
"The biblical call to charity, justice and peace claims not only each believer, but each community." In 1994, the...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 14, 2018 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
As I struggled with my own anger over the continuing personal and political conduct of my President, I recalled these...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 9, 2015 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Five Jesuses: The Four We Invent and the One We Meet – The problem with all of these misunderstandings is that they make Jesus a means to an end
by John Freund, CM | Jan 3, 2015 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
New Year’s reading – Reviewing a Superior General’s hopes – To what extent were the these three snapshots prophetic? What are the constant themes valid for today? What remains to be done?
by John Freund, CM | Dec 28, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
An examination of conscience for the rest of us… Fifteen challenges for the New Year!
by John Freund, CM | Dec 13, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
57 Christmas Videos for Churches
by John Freund, CM | Nov 20, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
As Americans prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving remember there is a prehistory or “prequel” of Thanksgiving rooted deeply in Christian tradition and echoed in Vincentian heritage.
by John Freund, CM | Nov 15, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
An unsigned essay from at Vincent on Leadership - the Hay Project at DePaul University explores the theme "Vincent de Paul and Mohandas Gandhi: Five Commitments That Sustain Leadership" Though they lived centuries apart, Vincent de Paul and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 6, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Relating service and growth in spirituality. Vincentian Perspectives on New Evangelization
by John Freund, CM | Nov 3, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Vincent and Thich Nhat Hanh: Mindfulness for Managers Is there a connection between the teachings of the Catholic Saint of the 17th Century, Vincent de Paul, and the ancient practice of mindfulness meditation espoused by Zen Buddhism?
by John Freund, CM | Nov 3, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
The week of November 2-8 is Vocation Awareness Week in the USA. We are privileged to be able to celebrate this week with video interviews of two former Superiors General, Gregory Gay and Robert Maloney sharing their vocation stories.