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Keep the Fire Burning to Be Pilgrims of Hope: Reflection #6
The Vincentian charism today calls for adapting ministry to new forms of poverty through creativity and collaboration. Organized charity seeks systemic change that transforms structures and promotes dignity. It is a long process requiring communal discernment and celebrating each step forward.
Keep the Fire Burning to Be Pilgrims of Hope: Reflection #5
Vincent de Paul’s faith is trust in God expressed through concrete service to the poor. Faith and works are inseparable: to evangelize is to meet both spiritual and material needs with love. Prayer and action, lived in community, foster an organized, transformative charity rooted in human dignity.
Keep the Fire Burning to Be Pilgrims of Hope: Reflection #4
Effective communication is essential to strengthen relationships and collaboration within the Vincentian Family. Storytelling, especially when it comes from those experiencing poverty, gives voice, builds commitment, and makes the mission visible. Technology must be used ethically, fostering dialogue and solidarity, and promoting global networks that share experiences, defend human dignity, and multiply the impact of the Vincentian charism.
Keep the Fire Burning to Be Pilgrims of Hope: Reflection #3
The Vincentian Family is called to face the present with prayerful awareness, uniting contemplation and action for those on the margins. It recalls Vincent’s vision of justice through service and highlights key priorities: clear mission, systemic change, collaboration, formation, empowered leadership, and strong belonging to the shared charism.
Pilgrims of Prophetic Hope: Rekindling the Vincentian Mission for Today
This week marks one year since the most recent Vincentian Family Convocation in Rome. The Vincentian Family Office invites you to “Keep the Fire Burning and to walk as a Pilgrim of Hope” in this final reflection of a three-part series written by Father Memo Campuzano, C.M.
Keep the Fire Burning to Be Pilgrims of Hope: Reflection #2
This month we reflect on the origins and growth of the Vincentian Family. Since 1995, when Fr. Maloney invited the four historical branches to meet annually, a new chapter began. Today, 180 branches serve in 167 countries, united by the charism of St. Vincent de Paul. We celebrate our achievements, collaboration, and ongoing formation, while renewing our call to serve with hope and commitment.
Keep the Fire Burning to Be Pilgrims of Hope: Reflection #1 (Introduction)
This month, and for the remainder of this year (2025) and most of next year (2026), the monthly reflection will focus on the Final Document of the II International Convocation that was held in Rome during the month of November 2024.
A Global Vincentian Witness: Fr. Bernard Massarini Reflects on the 2024 Family Convocation
In this video, Fr. Bernard Massarini shares his experience at the 2nd Vincentian Family Convocation, held in Rome in November 2024.
At the Heart of Care: Laurence at the Second Vincentian Family Convocation in Rome
Laurence Spieser, Head of Palliative Care at Clinique de la Toussaint in Strasbourg, shares her powerful experience at the II Vincentian Family Convocation in Rome. Through intercultural dialogue and reflection, she highlights how Vincentian values place the dignity of the vulnerable at the heart of compassionate care.
One Family, One Mission: Sr Maureen Tinkler Reflects on the 2024 Vincentian Convocation
Sister Maureen Tinkler shares her powerful experience at the Second Vincentian Family Convocation in Rome. Her testimony is full of joy, gratitude, and a renewed call to serve those in poverty.
A Heart on Fire for Charity: Sister Rosemary Moynihan Reflects on the II Vincentian Family Convocation in Rome
In this heartfelt message, Sister Rosemary describes the convocation as “a source of great hope and joy,” where the Vincentian Charism of Charity came alive through shared mission, global diversity, and renewed spiritual purpose.
Marlou Absil’s Testimony: Her Experience at the Second Convocation of the Vincentian Family
Marlou Absil from the Netherlands shares with gratitude and enthusiasm her experience at the Second Convocation of the Vincentian Family, held in November 2024 in Rome.