Pastor at Châtillon On August 1, 1617 Vincent de Paul, a priest from Paris who at that time was thirty-seven years old, took possession of the parish of Saint-Martin in the village of Buénans. From … Read More
Seeing and Discerning the Challenges: From St. Vincent’s Eyes… To Ours
Our Vincentian Month on Parish Missions is structured, as we said at the beginning, around the procedure of “See – Judge – Act”, and will be brought to a close through a concluding process, and … Read More
To see and to discern the present day challenges from the perspective of Saint Vincent
As we said at the beginning, our Vincentian month, which will examine the popular mission, will use the methodology SEE-JUDGE-ACT. This will then lead us to some conclusions and the redaction of a document which … Read More
Being a Vincentian, Being a Formator
Our Constitutions define the purpose of the Congregation of the Mission not as a particular concrete work, such as giving popular missions, or staffing seminaries, or laboring in missions ad gentes, but as a way, … Read More
Vincent de Paul and “creative love”
Presentation of the theme At the beginning of the seventeenth century. society was healing from the wounds that been inflicted on it as a result of the upheavals of the previous century. A prudent king … Read More
Vincentian Parishes and the New Evangelization
Introduction Allow me to begin this presentation by remembering Father Brian Moore. I offer a prayer of thanksgiving for him and a prayer of hope for all of us. Father Moore had confidence in me … Read More
The Vincentian Charism and the New Evangelization: Some significant Vincentian elements for the present day process of evangelization
Starting Point: Confrontation between being and doing Frequently in our meetings, gatherings and assemblies, we ask many questions with regard to Vincentian being and doing. We have two perceptions: on the one hand, we agree … Read More
The Present and Future of the Vincentian Spirit
I would like to say a word about the ambitious tone of the title and make clear the limitations of this presentation. Regarding the past, I am not in a position to know the entire … Read More
Saint Vincent de Paul and Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta: Two Saints for our Time
In Saint John’s gospel 3:16 we read: For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son … The Church Fathers commented on this text and stated that God-Father sent the Beloved as … Read More
Vincentian Spirituality: Happiness / Joy
Character of Vincent de Paul It would appear that there were not frequent outbursts of happiness in the life of Vincent de Paul*. Nevertheless, in his written and spoken words we find exhortations to live … Read More