This series is a visual memory of the art exhibition “The Colors of Charity,” which was on exhibit from 15 December 2017 to 25 February 2018 at the Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza.
Reflections
Praying and Working with Saint Benedict and Mother Seton
Like Saint Benedict, the father of western monasticism, Mother Seton’s life was grounded in contemplation and action. She was a woman of prayer who put all of her energy into the work God called her towards, always trusting in Grace.
The Pope Video • For The Elderly
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For the Elderly.
God’s Timing
When I think back before I started CVV, it was not what I had pictured myself doing after college. I am a planner and I had a five year plan for myself. I wanted to go abroad right after graduation and serve in a Spanish speaking country for the first year. This is...
Three Vincentian Values
On this Friday, a quick video message from Mark McGreevy of Depaul International.
Jesus’ Oxygen Mask
All our Vincentian Family heroes and heroines needed the oxygen of a clear vision of who called them and what was their mission… Something that comes in prayerful awareness. How did they replenish their spiritual oxygen sources?
A Canadian View: A New Definition of Homelessness?
Deep in the heart of Texas, the government of the Unites States of America operates immigrant detention centres. Many countries have immigration detention centres, including Canada, but the Texas centres are operated in a very different way. They make a point of...
A Vincentian View: For the Greater Glory of God
A Vincentian View: “For the Greater Glory of God” A week or so ago, I had the opportunity to preach on the memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola. As might be expected, I began to think about the Jesuits and then I toyed with the idea of how many Jesuits I could list. ...
Lord, Teach Us to Think Anew!
Are we ready to leave the box of our normal thinking and to find the opportunity that lies disguised in this challenge? Show us the truth that will set us free.
Hungry for the Living Bread, the Word Made Flesh
Jesus is the living bread that came down from heaven. The hungry who eat him, the Word made flesh, will live forever. They murmur about Jesus because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They behave as those hungry people who complained against God...
Sayings That Have Shaped Us
Wisdom has shaped us. The Book of Proverbs says, “How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!” (16:16)
The Pope Video • The Treasure of Families
This month, the Pope asks us to pray: Together, let us ask Jesus that any far-reaching decisions of economists and politicians may protect the family as one of the treasures of humanity. Pope Francis - August 2018 ...
