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Mystic

Interview with Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M. on his book “Mystic of Charity”
Watch an interview by Elena Grazini (Famvin Press Office, Rome) with Father Maloney about his latest book on St. Vincent de Paul, “Mystic of Charity”.

Who Is a “Real” Christian?
I hear a lot of arguments about who is a “real” Christian or Catholic. Sometimes they sound suspiciously like the...

What We Know… and Forget… About St. Vincent
Vincent serves as a prime example of what Pope Francis calls an “open-eyed mystic”… whose prayer led to action and whose action led to prayer.
Mini-Retreat•Podcast: Vincent de Paul: a True Mystic #IamVincent #famvin400
Have you ever wondered what was the secret of Vincent’s amazing life? “Vincent de Paul: a true mystic” – represents the third and final installment of our mini-retreat based on reflections written by Vinícius Augusto Teixeira, C.M. of Province of Rio de...
Mini-Retreat•Podcast: Mystery of Grace and Freedom #IamVincent #famvin400
Do you have any idea of the incredible gift of being loved by God? “Mystics: a mystery of grace and freedom – gift to be shared” represents the second installment of a mini-retreat based on reflections written by Vinícius Augusto Teixeira, CM of Province of Rio de...
Mini-Retreat•Podcast to Begin the Anniversary Year #IamVincent #famvin400
Want to start the year as a mystic? Are you looking for a mini-retreat with which to begin the new year? You might consider using the reflections of Vinícius Augusto Teixeira, C.M. of the Province of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). You can read and/or listen. Listen,...
Three Takes on Being a Mystic: #3
Yesterday we examined the second of “three takes” on the idea of Vincent as a “mystic of charity.” Now it’s time to look at the third. Don’t have the letter at hand? Click here for lots of versions, or click the image that follows...
Three Takes on Being a Mystic: #2
Yesterday we examined the first of “three takes” on the idea of Vincent as a “mystic of charity.” Today we’ll look at the second. Don’t have the letter at hand? Click here for lots of versions, or click the image that follows for...
Three Takes on Being a Mystic: #1
In his letter to the Vincentian Family for St. Vincent’s Feast, successor to St. Vincent Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, C.M., invited three Vincentians to explore three different views — three takes — on the idea of Vincent as a “mystic of charity.”...
Message from the Superior General, Tomaž Mavrič, CM, on the feast of St. Vincent de Paul
“Vincent de Paul: A Mystic of Charity”: this is the theme that Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, proposes for next September 27, feast of St. Vincent de Paul, in a letter addressed to all the Vincentian Family. After the text you will find links to download this...
The “Mystique” and the “Mystic”
One says mystique and the other says mystic. How do we understand a Vincent who liked to use this motto: “Action is our entire task,” and then would add, “Perfection does not come from ecstasy but rather from doing the will of God.” (SV 11:41. 317)....
A Mystic? #IamVincent
The newly elected Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, is fond of the image of St. Vincent de Paul as a mystic of charity. A regular contributor to famvin.org, Fr. Thomas McKenna, C.M., has written, Authors write about Vincent’s...
















