Saint Vincent de Paul and Popular Devotion

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Author: Thomas O’Flynn · Year of first publication: 1984 · Source: Colloque, Journal of the Irish Province of the Congregation of the Mission, no. 9.

The first part of this contribution was published in EVANGELIZARE in 1953. The author has added his reflections on it after thirty years)


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Glancing through the small-advertisement page of a daily news­paper recently, my eye rested on the heading ‘Thanksgivings’ and reading down through it I found the usual half-dozen or so acknowl­edgements to various Devotions and Saints … Read More

St Vincent De Paul — A Guide for Priests Today

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Author: Jerome Twomey · Year of first publication: 1984 · Source: Colloque, Journal of the Irish Province of the Congregation of the Mission, no. 9.

A talk given to the students of All Hallows College, 27 September 1976. What is given here is a transcript of JT’s manuscript; in deliv­ering the talk he probably did not adhere rigidly to his text. I have added a few notes.


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Some 45 years ago now, (English translation in 1932), a French diocesan priest the Abbe A’rnaud d’Agnel wrote a book entitled St Vincent de Paul a Guide for Priests, from which I have borrowed most … Read More

My Gospel… Let then Simplicity live…

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Author: Richard McCullen CM · Year of first publication: 2006 · Source: Colloque, Journal of the Irish Province of the Congregation of the Mission, No. 54, Autumn 2006.
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Introduction Some two years ago there was published a book entitled The Times Book of Saints. A selection was made of more than 300 saints and the editor gave a brief résumé of the life … Read More

Charity in the Life of the Daughter of Charity

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Author: Robert Maloney, C.M. · Year of first publication: 1995 · Source: He hears the cry of the poor.

Robert P. Maloney, CM, 23rd Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission (1992 to 2004), made extensive contributions to the understanding of the Vincentian charism.


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Saint Vincent describes the spirit of the Company very clearly (SV IX, 594-95): The spirit of your Company consists of three things: to love our Lord and to serve him in a spirit of humility … Read More

John the Baptist, Vincent and Consecration

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Author: Patrick Griffin, CM · Year of first publication: 2014 · Source: Eastern Province USA Vincentians.

Considering Consecrated Life: Patrick Griffin, CM reflects on St. John the Baptist, Vincent and Consecration


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The Advent/Christmas Season holds up numerous individuals who can be placed in the category of “consecrated persons.” Some of them are easy to identify; others require a little more thought. For example, have you considered … Read More

The Prophetic Character of the Vincentian Charism

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Author: José Vicente Nacher Tatay, C.M. · Translator: Charles T. Plock, CM. · Source: Vincentian Online Library.

This article first appeared in Carisma Vicenciano: Memoria y Profecía [XXVI Semana de Estudios Vicencianos], CEME, Salamanca, 2001


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Introduction “The prophetic character of the Vincentian charism” … when such a title is presented, the thesis that one hopes to develop is clearly expressed. “The prophetic character of the Vincentian charism” is an affirmation, … Read More

The role of Counsellor to Vincentian Family groups

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Author: José Antonio Ubillus Lamadrid, C.M. · Year of first publication: 2004 · Source: Echoes.
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Introduction This account is meant to provide some guidelines concerning the profile, role and functions of the counsellor to groups of lay people within the Vincentian Family. I will be presenting it in outline form … Read More

Vincentian Spirituality: A Spirituality Of the Poor? A Spirituality Of Justice?

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Author: Dan Paul Borlik, C.M. · Year of first publication: Spring, 1997 · Source: Vincentian Online Library.
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In 1625 Vincent de Paul founded the Congregation of the Mission and in 1633 he co-founded the Daughters of Charity along with Louise de Marillac. His primary heritage to both these apostolic groups, along with … Read More

Itinerary and elements of Vincentian Spirituality

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Author: Jean Pierre Renouard, C.M. · Year of first publication: 2008 · Source: Third Asian Vincentian Institute (Mother House, Paris, September-December 2006).
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We cannot separate Vincentian spirituality from the person of Saint Vincent. We should enter first through the door of the spiritual experience of Saint Vincent. This is an absolute prerequisite. But, conscious of the time … Read More