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How will you celebrate St. Vincent’s feast?
St. Vincent's feast will be lost in the shuffle this year. It falls on a Sunday... and the last day of Pope Francis'...
At VinFormation: the First Confraternity of Charity
Over at our sister site, VinFormation, we read, On August 22, 1617, St. Vincent founded the First Confraternity of...
How St. Vincent de Paul’s Spiritual Vision Evolved (Video)
Our new video describes how St. Vincent’s spiritual vision evolved over the years, as he was influenced by his collaborators and by persons he encountered who were living in different forms of poverty. Based on the essay “Vincent de Paul in Châtillon: The birth of a new spiritual vision” by Jaime Corera, C.M.
Pope “Inside every Christian is a Jew”
Pope Francis says “inside every Christian is a Jew.” “Every day, I pray with the Psalms of David. My prayer is Jewish, then I have the Eucharist, which is Christian.”
Social isolation of the elderly – perspectives of a Lady of Charity
In “On the outside looking in” Dee Mansi offers reflections on the increasing social isolation of the elderly and what the AIC (Ladies of Charity) are doing about it in Great Britain.
Novena in honor of St. Vincent
Parishioners are encouraged to pray this novena in preparation for the feast day of St. Vincent de Paul by beginning on September 18 and ending September 26. The feast day follows on September 27. The novena can be started anytime that one wishes to reflect on the teachings of the Saint.
Vincentian Family mobilizes on climate change
The Vincentian Family mobilizes on climate change and will be there when New York City will host the largest climate march in history according to the organizers of The Peoples Climate March.
Three years in the making… creating a backbone
Three years in the making… creating a backbone. In 2010, following a Vincentian Family Gathering in Belleville, Illinois, people from 15 Vincentian-affiliated organizations in Germantown met to answer the question “so what now?”
Spend an hour with successor to Frederic Ozanam?
Would you spend an hour with the current successor to Frederic Ozanam? Michael Thio stands in a long line of Vincentians who have inspired and guided generations who accept the challenges that Frederic Ozanam and the first group of Vincentian volunteers confronted in their commitment to “do something” about the poverty, sickness and squalor found in the ghettos of Paris during the 1800s.
Young people in 20 minute video chat with Pope!
Once again the Pope leads the way. Imagine young people from around the world - 20 minute video chat with Pope! Rome Reports ... "It wasn't a regular videochat. Pope Francis simultaneously talked to young people from five continents, all connected at once, thanks to...
Resources for the Feast of Bl. Frederic Ozanam (Sept. 9)
The VinFormation project of FamVin has posted a series of resources for the Feast of Bl. Frederic Ozanam (Sept. 9)
