A Vincentian View: Beauty and the Beast
A Vincentian View: Beauty and the Beast As a child, like most of you, I heard and read the story of “Beauty and the Beast” many times. As an adult, I saw the animated Disney Movie (with Angela Lansbury beautifully singing the title song) and a Broadway version. Now,...
Seeing Better and Systemic Change
In his wonderful new book Vincentian Meditations, Tom McKenna has a chapter on “seeing better.” He asks “what does standing under Vincent’s influence do to an individual?” And one response is that one can see better. That can mean many things but it might would...
A Micro-blogging platform? Instagram!
So you are thinking about writing a blog and it seems daunting. You like taking pictures. Micro-blogging on Instagram might be for you. Lorelai Gilmore says, Everyone has heard of blogging platforms, obviously. Generally speaking, people would say WordPress, Blogger,...
Pope’s message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees is released
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis’ message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees was released by the Vatican on Monday. In the message the Holy Father says that providing aid to migrants and refugees is a “great responsibility, which the Church intends to...
Knowledge for Christian Service
Knowledge of Christ is what matters above all. Those who know him receive in trust keys of authority to serve others faithfully and caringly. The Father, Lord of heaven and earth, gives to the childlike the knowledge he hides from those who are wise. Peter is among...
20th Anniversary of the Beatification of Frederic Ozanam, a Lay Saint for our Times
Today, August 22, 2017, marks the 20th anniversary of the beatification of Frederic Ozanam. On this occasion, we have retrieved an article that the former international president of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Mr. Amin A. de Tarrazi, wrote a few weeks after...
Putting faith in action
Dear Vincentian Brothers and Sisters: Let us pray for the entire Vincentian Family around the world and pray for our priests, deacons, bishops, archbishops and Pope Francis. We are truly blessed to have clergy and religious on our paths to holiness. There are so...
Towards the Peripheries of Life (15 and last): The Beginning of Something Big
August 13, 2017. In the provincial house of Seville our journey towards the peripheries comes to an end. They have been long and intense days, full of emotions, tears and suffering, but also of joy and hope. From the day we left our homes until we return to them an...
Let’s Pray for the 400th Anniversary of the Foundation of AIC
AIC celebrates, on August 23, 400 years since the foundation of the first group of Charities. On this big day, all 150,000 volunteers in the AIC network will celebrate the foundation of AIC, which 400 years later continues to be active and full of life. To commemorate...
St. Vincent’s Call to the Ladies of Charity Is Still Heard After 400 Years
The AIC or Ladies of Charity, 400 years since their founding, continue to be active and full of life as they work together against all forms of poverty.
