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Lenten letter from Superior General
My brothers and sisters, the reflection on non-violence is very much a part of our tradition as Catholic Christians and very much at the heart of what Lent means to us. We focus on the need to change our attitudes in order to live more deeply the life that has been...
Psst! The Best-kept Secret in the Vincentian Family
Psst!… Want the map to a treasure trove of readily accessible insights about what makes Vincentians tick?
A Canadian View: Charity, Social Justice and the Vincentian – Part One
As I meet and talk to fellow Vincentians about social justice, I am often asked what social justice is.
UN Women’s Day – A Call For Innovation
The International Women’s Day event was held March 8, at UN headquarters in New York.
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Homeless Projects – Province of Our Lady of the Mission – Daughters of Charity
Sister Maria Isabel informed us that: On October 22 we received a letter from our Superioress General about ‘Famvin Alliance with homeless people.’ In our Province, we have two projects with the homeless. The first one is in Asunción, Paraguay, in the Sagrada Familia...
The Kingdom Interpretation
The Kingdom Interpretation (Mk 12:44-48) To profess myself a Christian is to profess a desire – and that desire is to follow behind the Lord, Jesus Christ. Perhaps “follow behind” doesn’t quite get to the heart of it. It’s more accurately a “stepping into his...
Thanksgiving with Mary – Celebrating God’s Upside Down World
Mary’s thanksgiving hymn is actually a hymn celebrating God’s “systemic change” of seeing things as God sees things … and an invitation to live it in our lives.
Advent Letter 2018 to the Vincentian Family, by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM
In this year's Advent letter, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, 24th successor of St. Vincent, invites us to delve into the example of St. Vincent de Paul, addressing one of the main sources in which Vincent drank as a mystic of Charity, the daily prayer: "He urged all the groups...
Kingship That Jesus Christ Wishes for All of Us
Jesus Christ is King. But his kingship, the one he wants to share with us, is not just like any other. For it does not come from this world. Those who make up the Sanhedrin bring Jesus before Pilate. One of the charges they bring against Jesus is that he keeps...
First Meeting of Vocational Promoters of the Congregation of the Mission
The Congregation of the Mission Moves Tward a Culture of Vocations As a fruit of the Jubilee Year during which we celebrated the 400th anniversary of the origin of the Vincentian charism, Father Tomaž Mavrič, CM (superior general of the Congregation of the Mission)...
Doing Good Wherever We Are • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
Truth has no need of me, but I do need Truth. The Cause of Christian Science, the Cause of Faith, is deep in the roots of my heart. [...] As Truth is threatened, as the letters are the battlefield in which the quarrel takes place, as the teaching occupies in it a...
Vincentian Family National Council: Ireland
Dublin, Ireland, was chosen by Pope Francis to host the World Meeting of Families (WMOF) from August 21-26, 2018, guided by the theme “The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World.” In choosing The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World, as the theme for the ninth...
“I was hungry and you fed me…”
In the United States, Thanksgiving is the biggest day of the year for many of the dining rooms run by Vincentians.
Pope Francis’ Annual Day of the Poor and the Heart of St. Vincent
There must be a big smile in St. Vincent’s heart! When Pope Francis pours out his heart about the meaning of the annual World Day of the Poor his words resonate with themes close to the heart of Vincent.
Orphanage Gives Children Hope in Ecuador
The Daughters of Charity is a religious community of sisters that runs schools, orphanages, and medical centers throughout the world. Its St. Vincent de Paul Orphanage in Quito, Ecuador, is near and dear to our hearts, and is one of the projects which Cross Catholic...
November 18: Second World Day of the Poor
“This poor man called, and the Lord heard him” (Psalms 34,7) What a great idea of Pope Francis to set one Sunday a year for us to reflect on the situation of the Poor! In his message for this day, the Holy Father seems to make a reflection for the Vincentian Family....
Lenten letter from Superior General
My brothers and sisters, the reflection on non-violence is very much a part of our tradition as Catholic Christians and very much at the heart of what Lent means to us. We focus on the need to change our attitudes in order to live more deeply the life that has been...
Psst! The Best-kept Secret in the Vincentian Family
Psst!… Want the map to a treasure trove of readily accessible insights about what makes Vincentians tick?
A Canadian View: Charity, Social Justice and the Vincentian – Part One
As I meet and talk to fellow Vincentians about social justice, I am often asked what social justice is.
UN Women’s Day – A Call For Innovation
The International Women’s Day event was held March 8, at UN headquarters in New York.
Homeless Projects – Province of Our Lady of the Mission – Daughters of Charity
Sister Maria Isabel informed us that: On October 22 we received a letter from our Superioress General about ‘Famvin Alliance with homeless people.’ In our Province, we have two projects with the homeless. The first one is in Asunción, Paraguay, in the Sagrada Familia...
The Kingdom Interpretation
The Kingdom Interpretation (Mk 12:44-48) To profess myself a Christian is to profess a desire – and that desire is to follow behind the Lord, Jesus Christ. Perhaps “follow behind” doesn’t quite get to the heart of it. It’s more accurately a “stepping into his...
Thanksgiving with Mary – Celebrating God’s Upside Down World
Mary’s thanksgiving hymn is actually a hymn celebrating God’s “systemic change” of seeing things as God sees things … and an invitation to live it in our lives.
Advent Letter 2018 to the Vincentian Family, by Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM
In this year's Advent letter, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, 24th successor of St. Vincent, invites us to delve into the example of St. Vincent de Paul, addressing one of the main sources in which Vincent drank as a mystic of Charity, the daily prayer: "He urged all the groups...
Kingship That Jesus Christ Wishes for All of Us
Jesus Christ is King. But his kingship, the one he wants to share with us, is not just like any other. For it does not come from this world. Those who make up the Sanhedrin bring Jesus before Pilate. One of the charges they bring against Jesus is that he keeps...
First Meeting of Vocational Promoters of the Congregation of the Mission
The Congregation of the Mission Moves Tward a Culture of Vocations As a fruit of the Jubilee Year during which we celebrated the 400th anniversary of the origin of the Vincentian charism, Father Tomaž Mavrič, CM (superior general of the Congregation of the Mission)...
Doing Good Wherever We Are • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
Truth has no need of me, but I do need Truth. The Cause of Christian Science, the Cause of Faith, is deep in the roots of my heart. [...] As Truth is threatened, as the letters are the battlefield in which the quarrel takes place, as the teaching occupies in it a...
Vincentian Family National Council: Ireland
Dublin, Ireland, was chosen by Pope Francis to host the World Meeting of Families (WMOF) from August 21-26, 2018, guided by the theme “The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World.” In choosing The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World, as the theme for the ninth...
“I was hungry and you fed me…”
In the United States, Thanksgiving is the biggest day of the year for many of the dining rooms run by Vincentians.
Pope Francis’ Annual Day of the Poor and the Heart of St. Vincent
There must be a big smile in St. Vincent’s heart! When Pope Francis pours out his heart about the meaning of the annual World Day of the Poor his words resonate with themes close to the heart of Vincent.
Orphanage Gives Children Hope in Ecuador
The Daughters of Charity is a religious community of sisters that runs schools, orphanages, and medical centers throughout the world. Its St. Vincent de Paul Orphanage in Quito, Ecuador, is near and dear to our hearts, and is one of the projects which Cross Catholic...
November 18: Second World Day of the Poor
“This poor man called, and the Lord heard him” (Psalms 34,7) What a great idea of Pope Francis to set one Sunday a year for us to reflect on the situation of the Poor! In his message for this day, the Holy Father seems to make a reflection for the Vincentian Family....
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