by Javier F. Chento | Feb 15, 2016 | Collaboration, Formation, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
On March 14, 2013, almost three years ago, the church experienced a day full of joy and hope: the white smoke announcing the election of the 266th Pope. We all remember the excitement that his appearance on the Vatican balcony generated as well as the many surprises...
by Lynn L'Heureux | Feb 15, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Feel God’s Touch – Mercy, the Key to God’s Heart – Live Lent Intensely – Silence is Golden Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Feel God’s Touch – God’s hand is always on us. Sometimes we don’t see or feel His presence,...
by Vincentian Family Office | Feb 15, 2016 | Collaboration, Formation, Year of Vincentian Collaboration
Collaboration in the Vincentian Family by Eli Chaves Dos Santos, C.M. This year’s theme for the Vincentian Family is collaboration. Our conviction is that collaboration among the various branches of the Vincentian Family is necessary for the qualitative and...
by Michael Whalen, CM | Feb 14, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Facing Mercy: In the Reign of God’s Mercy There Are No Anonymous Faces in Crowds Writers often acknowledge the importance of opening words and lines. Images grab; words beckon; tones compel; and even official church documents capitalize on this dynamic. Church...
by Tomasz Zieliński | Feb 14, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
Now available…the Lenten Letter to the Vincentian Family in eBook and other various formats. Click the image to download the version you wish to use: eBook PDF Scribd
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 14, 2016 | News, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Spirituality at work. We all look for it. Anytime we greet others with warmth and a smile, we foster a spirit of light. Whenever we truly listen to others, we give the gift of light. Our choice to forgive rather than hold a grudge creates a glow that emanates beyond...
by Vincentian Family Office | Feb 13, 2016 | Collaboration, Formation
The Vincentian Family Collaborative Action Program (VFCAP) launched for the first time in the United States on January 28 at the Mother Boniface Spirituality Center in Philadelphia, PA[1. The Mother Boniface Center is a work of the Missionary Servants of the Most...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 13, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
I must admit I am challenged by Pope Francis’ visit to Mexico. Why? Because he is shining a light on the margins. “Pope Francis will visit some of the most marginalized communities in Mexico and seek to bring hope to a country suffering from crime,...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 13, 2016 | News, Pope
“I desire mercy, and not sacrifice” (Mt 9:13). The works of mercy on the road of the Jubilee 1. Mary, the image of a Church which evangelizes because she is evangelized In the Bull of Indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, I asked that “the season of Lent in...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 12, 2016 | News
10 Niagara students were joined by two university employees as they traveled to several locations in Panama. In what each participant called an “eye-opening experience,” the group spent time in the Nueva Vida nursing home and Hogar Malambo orphanage in Balboa – and...
