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Prayer Service for Feast of St. Vincent from the Brothers CMM, Netherlands

The Brothers CMM (Netherlands) have shared materials from their meditative meeting as a preparation for the feast of Saint Vincent, including a service with hymns and readings. Downloadable PDFs.

The Superioress General Sister Françoise Petit, D.C. visited Ukraine

On August 26-28, 2022, Superioress General of the Daughters of Charity Sister Françoise Petit visited most of the communities of the Daughters of Charity in Ukraine. She was accompanied on the trip by, among others, Sister Hanna Cybyla, General Councilor for the...

Lenten Video Series: Day 5, Filled with God’s Love and Joy

This Lent, we offer to you the 2021 Lenten Video Series created by the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal. Day 5: Filled with God’s Love and Joy.

Finding Jesus’ Footprints Today

We live in a post-Ascension world where Jesus no longer walks among us. Or does he? If we are the Body of Christ then our footprints are his footprints.

People wonder what makes us tick

People wonder what makes us tick

People who are poor must wonder what makes us “tick”. One Daughter of Charity at a clinic in India who changed a filthy bandage and cleaned the infected wound of a woman with leprosy was asked this question by the grateful woman. “Sister, how can you do this work?”

Archbishop Cupich, Pope Francis and St.Vincent

Archbishop Cupich, Pope Francis and St.Vincent – When I read this piece about Archbishop Cupich, Pope Francis’s first major U.S. appointment, I thought immediately of St. Vincent de Paul, and indeed just about all the founders of the the various branches of the Vincentian Family. What do you think?

Go to where you know Jesus to be

Kelly Wahlquist has a beautiful visual prayer "Go to where you know Jesus to be" "On Holy Saturday, when Mary Magdalene faced her darkest hour—her Lord, her Hope, her Love, her Savior was dead and buried—she went to the tomb. She went to where she knew the Lord to be....

Stations of the Cross in real life

Stations of the Cross in real life

Living Stations of the Cross - Connecting an ancient practice of remembrance with the suffering in today's world Megan Fincher writes "On Good Friday, Jesus not only reveals that he is our Savior, but also, more subtly, that he is our Teacher. During his Passion, was...

Resurrection is not a happy ending movie

Resurrection is not a happy ending movie

Asia News reports Pope: The Resurrection "is not a happy ending in a movie" but "a humble victory of God, that humanly looks like a failure" The story continues.... Two children join Francis on the back of his jeep. The two, both with a white cap, and smiles somewhat...

Holy Week in Two Minutes

Busted Halo’s®  has added another two-minute video that describes the final week of Lent we spend preparing for Easter. You can download this video . (Depending on your browser, clicking this link might save the video to your default downloads location or open the...

If you think it is hard to forgive…

If you think it is hard to forgive…

20 years after the genocide in Rwanda, reconciliation still happens one encounter at a time. The New York Times offers a photographic essay of victim and aggressor. "Last month, the photographer Pieter Hugo went to southern Rwanda, two decades after nearly a million...

Noah: A Post-Modern Midrash

Fr. Robert Barron of The Word on Fire offer his reflection on the controversial movie Noah. In a post entitled "Noah: A Post-Modern Midrash" he argues the film should be viewed in the time-honored biblical for of literature called "midrash". Midrash is a method of...

eVincentian – A Mindful Presence

eVincentian – A Mindful Presence

A Mindful Presence Lenten Reflection by Fr. Derek Swanson, C.M. (eVincentian Newsletter) The other day, I was riding a commuter train and noticed that all of my fellow passengers were focused on using their smart phones, iPads, laptops, or other electronic devices. No...

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