Pope Francis’ Poetically Powerful Insights
Pope Francis offered poetically powerful insights in his homily at midnight mass and his noon message to the city and the world.
Get to know “Federico Ozanam” Children’s Village of Perú
For more than 40 years, the Children’s Village “Federico Ozanam” (VIFO), a center dependent on the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Peru, offers homes to children in extreme poverty, in orphanages or abandoned, or away from their biological families...Hope of Israel and of all Nations
Jesus is the hope of Israel and of all nations. Those who trust in him and welcome him rise. They fall, on the other hand, those who distrust and reject him. Joseph and Mary are devout Jews. That is why they come with the child Jesus to the temple to...Promoting Empowerment in a World of Rampant Toxic Charity
What do you think of when you read the word “Sustainability?” Maybe you think solar panels, or houses made of recycled materials. Maybe you think of maintaining schedules or choosing which organizations or tasks require your time and attention. Over the past five...Food for All that Gives Life and Saves
Already at birth, Jesus offers himself as the food that gives life and saves. Unless we eat his flesh and drink his blood, we have no life within us. Mary does not lay her child in a crib. Rather, she lays him, wrapped in swaddling clothes, in a manger, which holds...Gabriella Raschi, New National President of AIC in Italy
On the morning of November 25, 2017, at the Immaculate Mary’s House of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in Rome, the National Council of AIC Italy elected Gabriella Raschi as the new National President. She succeeds Paola Agnani, who chaired the...Christmas Greeting from the General Curia of the Congregation of the Mission
The latest edition of NUNTIA, the bulletin of the General Curia of the Congregation of the Mission, greets Christmas and the New Year to the confreres of the Congregation of the Mission and the Vincentian Family, with a few words from the members of the community of...Vincentian Leadership Institute for High School Students
St. John’s is running its second year of the Vincentian Leadership Institute: Faith and Service in the City. Faith and Service in the City connects high school students to Catholic and Vincentian traditions in New York City. Explore theology, experience NYC, and...Evergreen Vincentian Resources at Christmas
There are plenty of fine spiritually nourishing Vincentian resources for Christmas making the rounds. The list keeps growing. Here are some places to start.