Vincent was not always a Saint
Vincent was not always a saint. What were the key formative events? Eamonn Flanagan, CM, from the Irish Province of the Congregation of the Mission, offered these reflections originally published in 1982 in “Colloque, Journal of the Irish Province of the...
Voice of the Poor – Ontario
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Ontario Voice of the Poor Advocacy Committee wrote a letter to the Ontario Minister of Finance.
NLRB, DePaul University, unionization religious freedom
Put the words NLRB, DePaul University, unions and religious freedom in one headline and there is bound to be a variety of opinions and interpretations in the media. Vincentian President Dennis Holtschneider makes his stance clear. DePaul will continue to protect the...
Poverty as social sin
Poverty: An Opportunity for Encounter or Exclusion? By: Marian Lamoureux North Central Region Voice of the Poor Leader As Vincentians, have we ever thought about poverty as “social sin?” This notion of social sin is a powerful concept in Catholic social thought and...
Let God Surprise you during Lent
Father Terrence Moran offers this calendar: “A Lenten Journey in the Jubilee Year of Mercy” as a prayer/reflection/suggestion for action for each day of Lent. It is from the Office of Peace, Justice and Ecological Integrity of the Sisters of Charity of...
United Nations NGOs Collaborate with .FAMVIN
from Margaret O’Dwyer, DC at the United Nations with Aidan Rooney. Members of the Vincentian Family working as NGO representatives to the United Nations met with Fr. Aidan Rooney, CM, Wednesday, at the CM’s NGO Office in Manhattan. The group considered...
Who is Family – Fr. Tom McKenna, CM
“Who is Family?” (Mk 3:31-5) To better digest this story about Jesus’ question, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” I ask you to try a little exercise in imagination. You’re at a family wedding, brothers and sisters, mother and father, cousins and children and...
The Future of Charity – January
As January draws to a close some might be interested learning what is on the minds of the bloggers of the Future of Charity and the “younger, newer vowed members or women in formation with religious congregations from the Sisters of Charity Federation. ”...
Prophet also means rejected
Jesus states he is a prophet with the same destiny as the other prophets rejected by their own people. He explains that he is God’s good and amazing Word to the poor. And right away he is revealed as a prophet. That is because, notwithstanding their initial expression...
