The Babylonians destroyed the Temple of Jerusalem in 587 BC and took most of the people of Israel into captivity—moving them from their ancestral home to foreign lands. Psalm 137 engages the feelings of those displaced persons.
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A Vincentian View: The Good Shepherd
by Pat Griffin, CM | April 24, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In the 23rd Psalm, the psalmist proclaims, “My shepherd is the Lord.” I imagine that when Jesus prayed these words, he found a depiction of himself.
A Vincentian View: Recognizing the Lord
by Pat Griffin, CM | April 10, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Each year during the Easter Season, I find myself fascinated by the idea that the friends of Jesus do not recognize him in the resurrected form.
A Vincentian View: The Company of Strangers
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Some years ago, I read a piece that discussed how much the modern world depends upon the work of strangers for its survival and wellbeing.
A Vincentian View: A Great Symphony of Prayer
by Pat Griffin, CM | March 13, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
In preparation for the Jubilee Year 2025, Pope Francis has invited the Christian community to center 2024 around the theme of prayer.
A Vincentian View: Joseph and Psalm 19 (Pleasure in Law)
by Pat Griffin, CM | Apr 14, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Psalm 19 points in a similar direction and enables us to continue to reflect on Joseph as a just man in relation to the law of his people.
A Vincentian View: Joseph and Psalm 1
by Pat Griffin, CM | Mar 31, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
Do you want to hear Joseph pray? You might begin with Psalm 1.
Depaul UK wins £1.6M grant for homeless youth
by John Freund, CM | Dec 10, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Depaul UK has won the Fair Chance Fund grant to support homeless and disadvantaged young people into housing, education and work.
Vincentian Family Haiti Commission meets in Phildelphia
by John Freund, CM | Nov 19, 2014 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
The Commission of the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative met at St. Vincent’s Seminary in Philadelphia earlier this month as they closed the fiscal year and marked the end of its first three- year strategic plan.
New online “Vincentian Leadership Program” launched in Australia
by John Freund, CM | Nov 17, 2014 | Social, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The program launched on Wednesday, August 27th, 2014 is significant for several reasons. First, the offering of a leadership program within the Vincentian tradition and in partnership with a member of the Vincentian family based on the other side of the world, and secondly, the program was being launched in the year that the Society is marking 160 years of leadership and service in Australia.
Haiti Initiative Seeks Board Members with Business Knowledge
by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2014 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Haiti Initiative Seeks Board Members with Business Knowledge – The Initiative would like to expand its Board of Directors by asking people with business experience to help evaluate such business opportunities and operations.
Vocation Awareness Week addresses one kind of shortage
by John Freund, CM | Nov 2, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Vocation Awareness Week addresses a shortage of one particular kind of vocation. Everyone has a vocation. St. Paul puts it beautifully with his image of the Body of Christ and the many vocations within the kingdom of God. However, there is a real shortage of vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life .
East Coast Vincentian Family Collaborators meet
by John Freund, CM | Oct 20, 2014 | Vincentian Family
In a tradition that antedates the national meetings of Vincentian Family Collaborators East Coast Vincentian Family Collaborators met October 12 in Mother Boniface Spirituality Center, Philadelphia. One of the long time attendees at these meeting, Lucy Saunders, past...
Vincentian Family Branches pamphlet
by John Freund, CM | Oct 1, 2014 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
In 1617 Vincent dePaul established the Confraternities of Charity, the first of the many foundations that would later become known as the Vincentian Family. This downloadable trifold pamphlet provides thumbnails sketches of some of these branches.
Vincentian Family in People’s Climate Change March
by John Freund, CM | Sep 30, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr. Julie Cutter, DC writes of the Vincentian Family participation in the People’s Climate Change March in NYC which drew literally hundreds of thousands.
Vincentian Megaphone for Social Justice
by John Freund, CM | Sep 14, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change
Vincentian Megaphone for Social Justice – Capwiz: SVdP’s On-line Voice of the Poor