A hand up literally means helping someone stand up on their own. It does not mean carrying them if they can walk.
María Pilar López
The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism • Part 6 • Solidarity As A Mindset
The word solidarity is not found in any of Vincent’s writing. This word was not used until the nineteenth century. In Vincent’s writing we do find, however, expressions of compassion toward those sisters and brothers who suffer.
The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism • Part 5 • Finding God in Administration
Two centuries before public assistance and three centuries before social security, Saint Vincent put in place a number of works and services for the poor — services that were totally free of charge. Therefore Vincent had to find resources in order to continue these works and services.
The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism • Part 4 • Saint Vincent and the Challenge of Consistency
Saint Vincent intervened directly and indirectly in politics. While his personal vocation was that of evangelizing the poor, in an attempt to be faithful to his vocation he intervened in order to obtain the well-being of poor men and women who were condemned and dying of hunger.
The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism • Part 3 • Vincent in the Midst of Today’s Battles
Saint Vincent affirmed that we must serve all people and serve the whole person. The separation between the spiritual and corporal needs of the person seems to have created problems during the seventeenth century.
The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism • Part 2 • (How) Did Vincent See Into The Future?
We will see how Vincent de Paul, his teaching and his life were centuries ahead of the Church’s magisterium.
The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism • Part 1• Still So Much to Learn
The research of Sister Maria Pilar Lopez, DC, on St. Vincent regarding the dignity of the person, justice, management of material goods, solidarity and human promotion will stimulate Vincentian visions and dreams.
Coming Soon: A New Formation Series
We will begin a new eight-part formation series this Saturday based on The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism in light of the Social Doctrine of the Church by Daughter of Charity María Pilar López. Watch for it!
