I. Introduction While reading Louis Abelly’s La Vie De S. Vincent De Paul, I was struck by his use of the adjective pauvre. Abelly lived at St. Lazare during the later part of St. Vincent’s … Read More
Dialogue with Islam
Dialogue with Islam is one of the most challenging tasks of the Christians today. It is challenging for some reasons: theologically, Islam and Christianity have the same monotheistic roots as “Abrahamic religions”; but historically, Islam … Read More
Vincentian Contributions to the New Evangelization
Introduction For some time in the Congregation of the Mission and in many circles of the Vincentian Family we have listened to people speak about the Vincentian manner of “being” and “doing”. On the one … Read More
The Liberation of the poor: the Vincentian Rule to Make the Gospel of Jesus Christ Effective (6)
Conclusion It is time to conclude. We have spoken about the urgent need to free the poor from slavery and marginalization. We have stated thus such liberation is only possible if we return to the … Read More
The Liberation of the poor: the Vincentian Rule to Make the Gospel of Jesus Christ Effective (5)
The Vincentian Rule: to make the gospel of Jesus Christ effective today If Jesus Christ has commanded us to evangelize: Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15; cf., … Read More
The Maternal Face of Jesus. A Note on Vincent de Paul
There is much that one could say about Vincent de Paul’s relationship with women. Among his closest friends and collaborators were two women saints, Jane Frances de Chantal and Louise de Marillac. Other women played … Read More
The Liberation of the poor: the Vincentian Rule to Make the Gospel of Jesus Christ Effective (4)
Vincent de Paul builds up the Kingdom of God We read the following in one of Saint Augustine’s sermons: Help the hungry, the naked and the needy; help strangers and those in bondage. They will … Read More
The Liberation of the poor: the Vincentian Rule to Make the Gospel of Jesus Christ Effective (3)
Jesus proclaims the Kingdom of God Jesus of Nazareth is the messenger of God’s good news. With him the era of God’s incarnation in the world becomes a reality. Therefore, Jesus’ life, his person, his … Read More
The Liberation of the poor: the Vincentian Rule to Make the Gospel of Jesus Christ Effective (2)
Evangelization is the communication of good news In both the secular world as well as the religious world, the word “evangelize” has always meant the proclamation of good news, the proclamation of victory. When the … Read More
Providence Revisited
Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead thou me on. . . . Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step enough for me. John Henry Newman … Read More












