Set aside some time this week to ask yourself the following questions, based on the five Vincentian Virtues of Humility, Simplicity, Meekness, Mortification, and Zeal.
Month: February 2018
FInding their voice – collaborative effort of our university students
Students from Niagara University and St. John’s University collaborate in lobbying effort.
Update on Fr. Michael Carroll
Fr. Michael Carroll, CM was readmitted to the hospital.
St. John’s University Helps Fulfill the Dream of Parents for Their Children
“It is the hope and dream of every parent that his or her child exceeds their own accomplishments and finds success,” said Dr. Gempesaw, President of St. John’s University. Now, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. St. John’s is the #1 Catholic institution in the nation on the list of “Colleges with the Highest Student-Mobility Rates.
A Lifetime of Waking Up
Lent is a time of waking up. Vincentian Lent is waking up using St. Vincent de Paul’s spiritual exercises of the five virtues.
Lent and the Tension of Being Bridges to Belonging
For Vincentians heeding the call to conversion translates into being servants of hospitality and communion and belonging … and the inevitability of the tension of holding on to truths that seem to conflict.
Day 4: Waking Up
Vincentian University Turns Racist Incident into a Teachable Moment
Niagara University turns a racist incident into a teachable moment.
Prayers Requested for Continued Recovery of Fr. Michael Carroll, CM
Prayers requested for the continued recovery of Fr. Michael Carroll. CM
My Lenten Challenge, with a Little Help from St. John Paul II
Personal and societal systemic change come together!
Pope Warns of False Prophets Who Present Falsehood as Truth
Pope Francis warns of false prophets who come either in the form of “snake charmers,” “who manipulate human emotions in order to enslave others and lead them where they would have them go,” or “charlatans,” “who offer easy and immediate solutions to suffering that soon prove utterly useless.”
Fostering Greater Awareness of the Vincentian Family
“Without a concrete way for the Family to work together, and without a viable mechanism to facilitate such collaboration, those whom we serve will be deprived of the fruits of our best efforts. And we would not be able to say that we have made the maximum use of the gifts that God has given us.”
Nuntia January 2018 – News of the International Congregation
The January issue of NUNTIA, the International Publication of the Congregation of Mission is available Online
Vincentian Solidarity in Action
The Vincentian Solidarity Office in action in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Fr. Tomaz Mavric – Lenten Letter 2018
“With the Advent letter in 2016, we began reflecting on the pillars of Saint Vincent’s spirituality: the Incarnation, the Holy Trinity, and the Eucharist. In this Lenten letter, we will reflect on the fourth pillar, the Blessed Virgin Mary.”
Sudden Death of Niece of Fr. John and James Maher,C.M.
Fathers John and James Maher, C.M., request prayers for the repose of the soul of their niece, Meredith Margaret Damiano, age 27, who died suddenly on February 7, 2018.
American Daughter of Charity Dies in Tanzania
Sr. Barbara Kauss DC died in an automobile accident in Tanzania. Two other sisters were injured.
Walking to School Led to the Discovery of a Vocation
Who would have thought that walking to school would lead to the discovery of a vocation that shaped the world of the Vincentian Family? Sometimes humble facts are stranger than fiction. The back story of Blessed Rosalie Rendu, Daughter of Charity, mentor to Blessed Frederic Ozanam and the companions who went on to found the Society of St. […]
Making Your Voice Heard on Behalf of the Poor
The Vincentian Family is learning how to make its voice heard in Washington.
A Vincentian Version of the Super Bowl
Bear with me for a moment before I reflect on the fantasy of a Vincentian Super Bowl. – Spoiler alert…the tickets will not cost you an arm and a leg… just “the sweat of your brow and the strength of your arm.” (SV XI, 40. 60) Super Bowls and other sporting events I was a young priest at […]
Vincentian Solidarity Office Seeks to Increase Support for Ministries
The Vincentian Solidarity Office (VSO) hired a new Associate Director, Mr. Joseph Lesenko. He will be working from the VSO Office at St. Vincent’s Seminary, Philadelphia, PA.
Do you celebrate your Baptism?
Do you celebrate your baptism? That was the question Pope Francis recently asked pilgrims during a Wednesday audience in St, Peter’s Square. Before you answer that try an exercise in imagination.
Rom 16, 13 reads: "Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; and greet his mother—a mother to me also." If this…
Have a blessed Holy Week!
I have never thought about the people that were named in the Gospels. I would agree that they may be…
Generally, I love the laconic nature of Mark's Gospel. The Passion narrative is very compelling in its starkness, with one…
Father John, Blessings to you as you step cautiously down that new path. Grace and Peace be with you!