The episode involving Liam confronts us with a deeply unsettling and unmistakably Gospel-centered question: what have we done to the stranger who came to us as a child?
Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Songs with a Vincentian Flavor: “Silence Makes Us Complicit”
Amid growing hostility toward migrants in the United States, Vincentian response is grounded in human dignity, encounter, and hospitality. It calls for resisting fear-based narratives, balancing charity and justice, and choosing concrete accompaniment and moral courage in the face of complex social realities.
Songs with a Vincentian Flavor: “More Than Dates and Facts” — Celebrating Black History Month
Black History Month honors African American history each February, tracing its origins, key milestones, and lasting impact on U.S. culture.
The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism • Part 2 • (How) Did Vincent See Into The Future?
We will see how Vincent de Paul, his teaching and his life were centuries ahead of the Church’s magisterium.
The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism • Part 1• Still So Much to Learn
The research of Sister Maria Pilar Lopez, DC, on St. Vincent regarding the dignity of the person, justice, management of material goods, solidarity and human promotion will stimulate Vincentian visions and dreams.
A Spiritual Spiral • “Contributions” #10
The Vincentian charism fosters a dynamic, ever-deepening encounter between Christ and the poor, creating “alternate spaces” where the poor experience the joy of the Gospel, healing, and a life shaped by the Good News.
Have You Dreamt Any Dreams Recently? • “Contributions” #9
St. Vincent’s unwavering commitment to creative and responsive charity, his adaptability, attentiveness to Providence, and belief that “love is inventive to infinity” continue to inspire the Vincentian Family to evolve and respond boldly to emerging needs.
Father Vincent Taught Us That! • “Contributions” #8
The “new evangelization” emphasizes a dynamic, creative integration of evangelization, mission, and charity—calling for new ways of serving the poor that go beyond tradition, rooted in a living Vincentian legacy of active, innovative love.
The School of the Poor • “Contributions” #7
The poor do not merely receive the Gospel—they reveal it, evangelizing us through their faith, wisdom, and lived experience, and thus becoming both our teachers and the place where we encounter Christ most profoundly.
Solitaries Need Not Apply • “Contributions” #6
The Church needs missionaries and apostolic workers to serve the poor and marginalized, a vision echoed by Frederic Ozanam and Pope Francis in urging clergy to engage deeply with the world and its suffering.
Seeing Those Who Are Poor • “Contributions” #5
Vincent and Louise helped the Church “see” the poor with clarity and compassion, transforming both personal vision and ecclesial mission into one centered on mercy, justice, and the Gospel call to serve the marginalized.
Refocusing Ecclesiology • “Contributions” #4
Vincent and Louise helped the Church refocus its identity by centering the poor and marginalized in its mission, shifting from a hierarchical “Roman” model to a lived theology rooted in the Gospel vision of Matthew 25.
