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The Intuition of St. Vincent
Fr. Jean-Pierre Renouard, C.M. describes St. Vincent’s genius for bringing the laity into prominence in the charitable activity of the Church.
Fr. Jean-Pierre Renouard, C.M. describes St. Vincent’s genius for bringing the laity into prominence in the charitable activity of the Church.
The feast of St. Vincent de Paul is approaching, and on this occasion we remember the beautiful song that the Italian group Gen Verde gave to the entire Vincentian Family last year.
We talk, perhaps too glibly, of the Vincentian charism. For a moment, I would like to reframe the conversation. Let’s talk about the Vincentian imagination!
So far, 44 branches of the Vincentian Family have engaged actively in the FHA and the 13 Houses Campaign. It is now present in 44 countries; 1826 houses have been built, and 6628 people have been helped.
On September 16-17, the Vincentian Family’s International Executive Committee held a special two-hour virtual formation session for the leaders of the various branches of the Family.
I knew a close-knit family of 5 personable children, and as they got older, they would kid their mother about having a favorite.
This reflection started out as a reflection on Catechetical Sunday but wandered off into a reflection on the mind of Christ. I finally came full circle and thought of catechesis as helping someone put on the mind of Christ.
“We really must give ourselves to God…”
When the monsoon hit the western part of India, no one expected the rains to be as deadly as they turned out to be.