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Pope: imitate martyrs, don’t be “painted” Christians
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis sent a video message on Sunday marking the beatification of 522 Spanish martyrs who were killed during the anti-Christian persecutions of the 1930s. Please find below the full text of the video message in English translation. Dear brothers...
Welfare bashing won’t work – SVDP
Welfare bashing won’t work, Australian St Vincent de Paul Society National Council CEO tells Tony Abbott, current Prime Minister of Australia. John Falzon says work for the dole had limited success and 'blaming the poor for their poverty' has no place in framing...
Vincentian saints and blesseds since 1660
In the more than 300 years since Louise and Vincent many people have been inspired to lead heroic lives of service of those who are poor and marginalized. Click on the link and let your mouse roll over the graphics at the bottom of the screen to learn more about these...
Prayerful faith is not a drug
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C), October 20, 2013 – Ex 17, 8-13; 2 Tim 3, 13 – 4, 2; Lk 18, 1-8 What counts is faith working through love (Gal 5, 6) After affirming that the littlest faith is unbelievably a match to the greatest challenge and that faith...
Vigil Gallery – Vincentian Family Martyrs
The following gallery of photos were taken on the occasion of the Oct. 13 vigil held for the members of the CM's, DC's and the member of the Association of the Miraculous Medal. Fr Greg Gay wrote in a reflection for this momentous occasion... "“For us as Vincentians,...
Colorado Vincentian Volunteers – 15th Anniversary
"Young adults answering the call to serve the needy find a community and support for their apostolate in the Colorado Vincentian Volunteers, which is marking its 15th anniversary this year", writes Julie Filby on the Archdiocese of Denver website.... The story...
The spiritual value of night shelters for homeless people
Carwyn Gravell of the United Kingdom writes of "The spiritual value of night shelters for homeless people" 26th September 2014 Six months on from the launch of my report Lost and Found: faith and spirituality in the lives of homeless people, it’s time to get...
Mount St. Joe’s reborn as a University
College of Mount St. Joseph is no more. That is to say, it’s changing its name. In doing so it becomes the newest university sponsored by a member of the the Vincentian Family. Starting on July 1, 2014, the institution will be renamed Mount St. Joseph University, the...
You are remembered by name!
So writes Sister Margaret Mary Robins who is in her 75th year as a Daughter of Charity. "My name is Sister Margaret Mary Robins, a member of the Daughters of Charity for 75 years who has answered God's call to serve the poor. My first year was a period of training for...
Superior General – Called to Servant Leadership
In Parts 1 and 2 of this blog-series for the Catholic Review of Baltimore I highlighted the early days and local influences on the young man who grew up to lead the worldwide Vincentian Family as Superior General. Father Greg Gay, CM, whose family members are lifelong...
