Community life in Saint Vincent

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Author: José María Román, C.M. · Year of first publication: 2008 · Source: Third Asian Vincentian Institute (Mother House, Paris, September-December 2006).
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Before I start, I have to tell you that although I am not entirely in accord with all his conclusions, the most complete study on com­munity life during the time of Saint Vincent is the … Read More

Saint Vincent and the laity

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Author: José María Román, C.M. · Year of first publication: 2008 · Source: Third Asian Vincentian Institute (Mother House, Paris, September-December 2006).
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While preparing for this conference, I was about to change the title for one that I thought corresponded more to the reality. I thought that, instead of “Saint Vincent and the Laity” I should entitle … Read More

Vincentian Spirituality: Love

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Author: J. F. Gazziello, CM · Translator: Charles T. Plock, CM. · Source: Diccionario de Espiritualidad Vicenciana, Editorial CEME, 1995. Published in English in Vincentian Online Library.
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Louise de Marillac had placed herself under the direction of Vincent de Paul. At first she was focused on her own problems and exhibited a piety that revolved around the multiplication of religious devotions. At … Read More

An approach to a critical reading of the Founders’ writings

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Author: Jaime Corera, C.M. · Year of first publication: 2008 · Source: Third Asian Vincentian Institute (Mother House, Paris, September-December 2006).
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1. Knowing the Founders through their writings The first step to a critical reading of the Founders is knowing the Founders. As a help to knowing the Founders, luckily (or rather providentially), we have today … Read More

The Shadow Side of the Vincentian Mission

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Author: John Prager C.M. · Year of first publication: 1995 · Source: Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 16: Iss. 2, Article 4.
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The Vincentian vocation is missionary by nature. The truth of this statement does not reside in the fact that some of us preach parish missions or travel to foreign lands. Those specific ministries arise out … Read More

Love is Creative Even to Infinity: On the Eucharist in the Vincentian Tradition

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Author: Robert P. Maloney, C.M. · Year of first publication: 2003 · Source: Vincentiana -2003 Vol 02. #08.

Robert P. Maloney, C.M., the former 23rd superior general of the Congregation of the Mission, lives in Philadelphia. He serves as administrator for Dream, a joint project of the Community of Sant’Egidio and the Daughters of Charity for combating AIDS in Africa, and is also the chairperson of the Vincentian Family Board for Zafen, a microfinance project in Haiti.


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Within our Family, we often cite the saying of St. Vincent: “Love is creative even to infinity.” Ordinarily, we use this citation to motivate others to be creative pastorally, to respond to new forms of … Read More

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

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