Power for the Mission to Announce the Gospel
The Holy Spirit is the power that equips us for the mission to announce the Gospel. Salvation belongs to those who confess by the power of the Spirit, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe that God raised him from the dead. Confession with our mouth, then, and...
Service in the Holy Spirit
Service is the fundamental attitude that governs the whole of human life. Service belongs to the Holy Spirit, who offers himself a loving union between the Father and the Son, as well as the union of all in God. Service is also a basic choice and a goal to live for...
Weapon Against Evil – JOHN 14:21-26 – Dwelling Place
Weapon Against Evil – JOHN 14:21-26 – Dwelling Place – John’s Gospel Words- Rejoice with the Angels Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast Weapon Against Evil Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the...
Reflection on the Vincentian Family 400th Anniversary Symposium, Rome, October 2017
Dear Member of the Vincentian Family, May the joy of the Risen Lord be with us always! Four hundred years ago St. Vincent de Paul said that “Love is inventive unto infinity.” As our world and the global community evolve rapidly, so does the Charism...
Video from the Miraculous Medal Shrine in Philadelphia
Today is the anniversary of the date that Catherine Labouré was beatified by Pope Pius XI (May 28, 1933). Spend a few moments today to listen as Fr. Carl Pieber, C.M. tells the story of the apparitions of Our Blessed Mother to St. Catherine...
Collaboration #3: Leadership #IamVincent
Last year (2015-2016) was the Year of Collaboration for the Vincentian Family. With all the activity and planning around the 400th anniversary, we can forget that to say #IamVincent means to do the work. Here’s the third of a three-part “reworking”...
Message from Cardinal Turkson to the Graduates of St. John’s University
St. John’s University was blessed to have His Eminence Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, as the distinguished speaker at the University’s Queens Campus undergraduate commencement ceremony on Sunday,...
Am I Weak Enough To Be A Vincentian?
Fr. Jim Cormack reflects on seven hallmarks of Vincentian service and raises the question “Am I weak enough to serve?”
Student Seeks to Shed Light on Child Homelessness
“We wanted to do something that youth and young adults could get involved in, so me and my brothers and a bunch of my friends started our own group of St. Vincent de Paul.” Kat Brissette wanted to use her art project to bring awareness to the homeless community in...
Ascension and Pentecost • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
“Souls that are truly poor and desirous of serving God should place their trust in the coming of the Holy Spirit within them believing that, finding no resistance in them, He will give them the disposition necessary to accomplish the holy will of God which should be...
