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Most Vincentians are aware that we should not use the word “client” to refer to the neighbors we assist, but this is more than a matter of preference for specific labels, or even euphemisms. The reason we don’t say “client” is not that the word itself is particularly offensive, but simply that it is the wrong word.
Ján Havlík was a Slovak seminarian who, despite communist persecution in Czechoslovakia, remained steadfast in his faith and endured imprisonment, torture, and forced labor in uranium mines. His martyrdom was recognized by the Church, and in 2024, he was beatified as a testament to resilience and fidelity to his religious vocation.
A series of reflections allows Saint Vincent to speak to his followers who must live in today’s world, attentive to the signs of the times. (Slide presentation format)
Money is not our only resource, nor even the most important one. Rather, “giving love, talents, and time is more important than giving money.”
In the early days of the Vincentian Family, St. Vincent instructed the priests of the Mission to regularly read The Martyrology, a listing of the names and stories of the Church’s martyrs. In this way, they would be reminded of the great cloud of witnesses before them who had truly imitated Christ, which all the faithful are called to do.
A series of reflections allows Saint Vincent to speak to his followers who must live in today’s world, attentive to the signs of the times. (Slide presentation format)
A series of reflections allows Saint Vincent to speak to his followers who must live in today’s world, attentive to the signs of the times. (Slide presentation format)
A series of reflections allows Saint Vincent to speak to his followers who must live in today’s world, attentive to the signs of the times. (Slide presentation format)
A series of reflections allows Saint Vincent to speak to his followers who must live in today’s world, attentive to the signs of the times. (Slide presentation format)
Apostolic reflection helps us grow in holiness by sharing, listening, and refracting God’s light together in community.
A series of reflections allows Saint Vincent to speak to his followers who must live in today’s world, attentive to the signs of the times. (Slide presentation format)
In home visits, over-recording steals presence: focus less on clipboards and cameras, more on listening, dignity, relationships.
