Being Evangelized by the Poor

Presentation by Eva Villar, International President of MISEVI The title of my presentation has two traditional words rooted in the charism of the Vincentian Family “the poor” and evangelization. Paradoxically, they are inseparable and distinct, yet a sign...

St. Vincent and Lay Ministry – John Prager, CM

Text of presentation by John Prager, CM at the Vincentian Month for Advisors to the Vincentian Family.Whenever we look back to the past for insight into present-day realities there is a danger of creating something that never existed.  That is particularly true for...

CM Culture and Charism Workshop

  TAIPEI, February 20, 2003 (Provincial News 1/03): Fr Maurice Sullivan CM and Fr Laurie McNamara CM (both of the Australian Province) recently attended a Formators’ Workshop on Culture and Charism in Taipei (Taiwan) from 9-19 February. The workshop was an...

SSVP Formation Center in Montreal

The creation of the Formation Centre is the concrete result of a long process of reflection at the Central Council of Montreal, Canada.The main priorities are of the Centre are formation and recruitment. Two people are responsible for promoting both of these...

Theololgical Reflection on VIncentian Community Life

“The Theological Dimension of Community Life” by Ignacio Fernàndez de Mendoza, C.M. The Church has a long tradition with many different types of community life.  The varied experiences of life in common usually coincide in one fundamental element: all...

The Rule: Ozanam Recommended Simplicity

The young men, meeting in that first Conference of Charity in 1833, had no thought of it developing beyond a local grouping, and most certainly not a world-wide organization. In fact, at the end of the first year when the Conference split into three, a number were...
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