From the Catholic News Agency: In an effort to promote Pope Francis' desire that Catholics engage in concrete works of...
Year of Mercy
Difficult words about mercy
As religious communities struggle to make sense of violence and killings at home and abroad, clergy members deliver...
Mater Dolorosa: Keeping Company with Mary near the Cross
Many English-speaking Catholics of a certain age, will recall the Stabat Mater hymn (“At the cross her station...
VMY: Let us open our heart to mercy!
Yancarlos de Jesús Carrasco de los Santos, International President of the VMY, wrote the following to the Presidents, Advisors and Members of the National Councils of the VMY: Dear Friends: Our theme for this year is the following: Let us open our heart to mercy! ...
Facing Mercy
Facing Mercy: In the Reign of God’s Mercy There Are No Anonymous Faces in Crowds Writers often acknowledge the importance of opening words and lines. Images grab; words beckon; tones compel; and even official church documents capitalize on this dynamic. Church...
Poverty Awareness Month in the Year of Mercy
This month, Pope Francis declared the Jubilee Year of Mercy commencing on December 8, and in a few short days, January marks Poverty Awareness Month as sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). As Vincentians, focused on ways to minimize and...
December 2015 JMV Bulletin
From the December 2015 JMV Bulletin To be merciful as the Father is merciful. Those words summarize the invitation of Pope Francis during this Holy Year of Mercy, an invitation to be witnesses of mercy. Mercy arises from a feeling of compassion that is awakened in...
Daughters of Charity reflect on Jubilee of Mercy
Daughters of Charity reflect on Jubilee of Mercy - From Website of the Daughters of Charity https://vimeo.com/137827073 download: "Misericordiae...
Year of Mercy – special concern of Vincentians
Year of Mercy: Presentation and Video for Vincentians This year the Church focuses on mercy, forgiveness, and healing in a special way. We, Vincentians, can and must be witnesses of mercy. In this special presentation, also available as a YouTube video, we reflect on...
For Vincentians, the Door Opens Out
“Hey buddy, the door swings both ways!” Often said in anger, this phrase can be a push to us Vincentians. Today is the day that the “Holy Door” opened on a year mercy. Are we ready? It's also the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Do we contemplate and understand...
Vincentians and Holy Doors
Vincentians and Holy Doors! It can be fascinating to sit watching people pass through public doors. How many times will a person hold the door for someone following them? At times, it seems that in the hustle of life holding doors for others is becoming an abandoned...
e-Book – The Value of Mercy According to St. Vincent
As we approach the beginning of the Jubilee Year of Mercy .famvin is happy to present an eBook called "The Value of Mercy According to Vincent de Paul" by Paulino Sáez López, C.M. Reflecting on the understanding of the words “mercy” “compassion” and “charity”, we are...
