Pope to explore with the senior their vocation as they live longer according to a report in the Catholic News Agency.
Entitled “The Blessing of a Long Life,” the Pope’s audience with seniors will be on September 28.
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Jesus Came to End Prejudice – Are you Joyful? – Decide to Forgive – Youth Imitating Christ
Jesus Came to End Prejudice – Are you Joyful? – Decide to Forgive – Youth Imitating Christ
American Saints – the next 5?
Recognizing American Saints – Five causes currently underway highlight the diversity of American Catholicism.
Know and conquer your Giants
Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Tuesday September 24, 2013 We must pray for peace. Almost 100 Christians killed in Pakistan and many injured including children. Continued killing in Nigeria. So much violence against the innocent! Pray for those mourning the loss...
A man drawn to serve the poor
In a time of ignorance and suffering there was a man drawn to serve the poor. And his story became their story... And the story of 4,000 priests and brothers, 25,000 sisters and over 800,000 people who walk in his footsteps. They face the challenges of those who are...
Masters of being real – Pope Francis and St. Vincent
The similarities between Vincent and Pope Francis are striking! The "Pope Francis Interview" provides an insight into his simplicity. In an unplanned coincidence VinFormation celebrates the feast of Vincent on September 27 with the release of "Vincent: Real, Simple"...
Resources from SVDP New South Wales
Among the resources offered... The Vincentian Visitation Guidelines The Vincentian Visitation Guidelines are for members and volunteers who are engaged in visitation. They provide a common framework for offering assistance and aim to encourage good practice in the...
Standing With Jews This Yom Kippur
Standing With Jews This Yom Kippur reflections by Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB in Zenit:The world seen from Rome. "With them we recall our common trust in Gods grace and mercy, which we have inherited from the Jewish experience of God. With them we honor the richness of...
We have a choice, give your heart, time, self
"We Have a Choice - Give your Heart – Give your Time – Give yourself" writes Lynn L'Heureux in her weekly Vincentian reflection. (9/3/2013) Greetings, prayers and all good things I pray for my dear Vincentian Family. You truly are my strength. Pray today for our...
Choosing Seminary over NFL career
>Why would a promising All-American turn from options in the NFL toward theological education and the pastoral ministry? I invite you to watch this moving 11-minute story of Michigan State linebacker Chris Norman. http://vimeo.com/73414547 Desiring God commissioned...
The meaning of Batman
Whether Ben Affleck will be able to pull off a new portrayal of the Caped Crusader remains to be seen. But what is it about Batman that makes people so protective of the character? Created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger in 1939, Batman has had countless...
Starting point for Vincentian Formation
Fr. Dennis Holtschneider, President of dePaul University, offers his take on the Starting Point for Vincentian Formation. We represent very different lifestyles and types of ministry, so formation is going to look a bit different for each of us. But I believe there...
