![St. Vincent de Paul and Mother Seton: A Match Made in Heaven](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2021/09/St_vincent_de_paul-1920x640-fb-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
St. Vincent de Paul and Mother Seton: A Match Made in Heaven
St. Vincent de Paul and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton weren’t holy card or fairy-tale figures, but flesh and blood human beings who struggled with earthly dreams.
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A Vincentian Minute: Things About Vincent 02
Fr. Rooney talks about St. Vincent de Paul during the month of September, also known as “Vincentian Month”. This episode is called “Matters of the Heart”.
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Deacon Gene Smith Honored With Founders’ Award
Society of St. Vincent de Paul National Foundation Honors Deacon Gene Smith With Founders’ Award.
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Commit to the Poor of Flesh and Blood
Jesus goes about doing good; he loves in deed and truth. He does not just commit to an ideology. St. Vincent is like him. St. Vincent wants those who follow him to commit with zeal to those who are poor (SV.FR XI:133-137). And it seems that he himself cannot but...![Simplicity In Our Living • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/10/reflexion-vicente-fb-ENG.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Simplicity In Our Living • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
“I’m well aware that people think of simplicity in general as truth or purity of intention: truth, because it sees that our thoughts conform to the words and other signs by which we express them; purity of intention, because it makes all our acts of virtue tend...![Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: How did Frederic Ozanam Visit the Poor?](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/08/visita-pobres-anectodario-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: How did Frederic Ozanam Visit the Poor?
The service of the poor occupies such a prominent position in Ozanam’s life that it becomes of interest to know how he performed it. It was essentially a service of love. His manner towards the poor was considerate and deferential as towards his equals. He...![North American Vincentian Family Gathering – Register Now – Time Is Running Out!](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/09/navfg-jimmy-video-featured-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
North American Vincentian Family Gathering – Register Now – Time Is Running Out!
We are almost a month away from the North American Vincentian Family Gathering, and limited spots remain.
![The Mission and Vocation of the Priest– and Religious, and Lay Person– According to St. Vincent](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/09/vincent-preaching-featured-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Mission and Vocation of the Priest– and Religious, and Lay Person– According to St. Vincent
Missioners — priests and brothers, Daughters of Charity, and [lay] members of confraternities of charity are for St. Vincent, first of all, baptised Christians.
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What Did Jesus Did Not Have?
Everyone has an idea of what the Catholic Church needs to appeal to people today!
![Letter from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, on the Occasion of the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul 2023](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/09/carta-mavric-2022-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Letter from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, on the Occasion of the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul 2023
As usual at this time, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, President of the Executive Board of the Vincentian Family, has sent a reflection to the entire Vincentian Family on the occasion of the feast of Saint Vincent de Paul on September 27.