Master and Teacher thrice holy
Jesus is our Teacher and Master, which also means we must learn to do everything that he commands and teaches by words and works, and to proclaim his Gospel. Setting aside his experience and knowledge as a fisherman, Simon believes in the words of the carpenter from...
Lenten letter – stories of fasting and prayer
In Father Gregory Gay’s last Lenten Letter as Superior General he uses stories to help us reflect on Lent as a time of fasting and prayer. For both themes he tells a story from his personal journey, a Jesus story and invites us to write a new story, our story....
Collaboration is… taking up as my own common challenges
We Vincentians are part of a wonderful spiritual family. We drink from the springs of the purest evangelical love, with charity being at the center of our spirituality and our action. This year 2016, we celebrate the Year of Vincentian Collaboration, an event that...
Holiness Sets Us Free
This week Lynn L’Heureux reflects on the following: Holiness Sets Us Free – Why do I say “Blessings”? – Walk with God – Beacon of Light Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday February 2, 2016 Dear Vincentian Family: Pray for each other and pray...
Unaffiliated Lay Vincentians: Challenges, Trends, and Opportunities
What are Unaffiliated Lay Vincentians? Considering the declining membership in many branches of the Vincentian Family in the United States, how will the Vincentian mission continue in the twenty-first century? In 2005, Rev. Edward R. Udovic, C.M., Senior Executive for...
February 1: Feast of the Martyrs of Angers
Reflect on the lives of two Daughters of Charity, martyred during the French Revolution: Sister Marie Ann Vaillot and Sister Odile Baumgarten.
Honoring our Prophets
Father Pat Griffin concludes his series, Considering Consecrated Life, with a final post dedicated to Honoring our Prophets. This week, we come to the end of the Year of Consecrated Life, but its blessings continue. Along that line, the scripture readings from this...
A World of Merciful Vincentians
[Jan. 25, 2016] As I write to you, I am happy to announce that famvin.org/en has a new editor! Working now along side Fr. John Freund, Elizabeth Astridge — a Vincentian Lay Missionary of the United States — will be helping to shape the future of .famvin....
Vincentians of Wherever: The Family of Chicago
The Vincentian Family of Chicago is one of many groups that are present in cities and towns, large and small. No small city, the Vincentian Family of Chicago (USA) is very active. Vincentian Family of Chicago is a spiritual community based on the charism of St....
