The Vincentian Witness
The Vincentian Witness Not that God needs it, but in today’s culture do you ever get the urge to stand up for God? A spiritual writer recounted a conversation with a college friend after not seeing him for years. After catching up, the friend told him he had...
Limping along – rethinking “running to put out a fire”
Today, as we hear the cry of your abandoned children, may we run to their assistance” as someone who runs to put out a fire”. May we not limp along favoring one leg.
Help with the New AMM Web Site
Have you seen the new website of the international Miraculous Medal Association? They’re looking for help. Can you help? They say… This website will eventually have complete sections in Spanish, English, and French, and vital communications will be...
Figure of God and of the Disfigured
Even without a figure that would draw us, Jesus is still the epiphany of God. The figure of Jesus makes appear above (epiphanein in Greek), that is, on the surface, the mystery of God. But it is hard for us who are still in the world to welcome Jesus. The ambivalence...
Seton Harvest Vegetable Van Makes Produce More Accessible
The availability of locally-grown produce has never been better in Southwestern Indiana. However, a few people fall through the cracks: those without transportation or the physical ability to wander markets or who won’t eat enough to buy a share or half-share...
Friendship – The Gift of Love – We are One
Friendship – The Gift of Love – We are One – Mary for Us Today Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast: Re-post from July 29, 2014 Friendship Faithful friends are a sturdy shelter; whoever finds one has found a treasure. Faithful friends are beyond price; no amount can...
China Is Also Celebrating Our 400th Anniversary!
Between May 22 and 25, 2017, leaders and representatives of the groups and parishes of the Vincentian Family met at the activity center of the Msgr. Joseph Chow Building (Provincial Residence, Lanya, Taipei) to participate in a seminar on the 400 years of the...
July 31: Foundation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph’s
In an article for the Vincentian Heritage Journal, “Memoir of Sister Cecilia O’Conway: Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s,” Sister Betty Ann McNeil, D.C. writes: “…Cecilia Maria O’Conway (1788-1865) is to the Sisters of...
Faces of Germantown
The new blog of the St. Vincent DePaul Young Adult Center is just a beautiful project to behold! The Young Adult Center is a nonprofit house that hosts service retreat groups from high schools and colleges that follow the Vincentian teachings. The blog was started by...
SVDP Promotes Vincentian Grandparents on National Grandparent’s Day
Grandparent’s Day is September 10, 2017! Councils & Conferences start planning your Diocese-wide Grandparent’s Day event now, and let the good times shared by our Vincentians continue through our national SVdP Grandparent’s Day...
