The Maternal Face of Jesus. A Note on Vincent de Paul

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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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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)

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Author: Santiago Barquín, CM · Translator: Charles T. Plock, CM. · Year of first publication: 2002 · Source: Hacer efectivo el evangelio y mundo actual, XXVII Semana de Estudios Vicencianos, Editorial CEME, Santa Marta de Tormes, Salamanca, 2002, p. 243-340..
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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)

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Author: Santiago Barquín, CM · Translator: Charles T. Plock, CM. · Year of first publication: 2002 · Source: Hacer efectivo el evangelio y mundo actual, XXVII Semana de Estudios Vicencianos, Editorial CEME, Santa Marta de Tormes, Salamanca, 2002, p. 243-340..
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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)

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Author: Santiago Barquín, CM · Translator: Charles T. Plock, CM. · Year of first publication: 2002 · Source: Hacer efectivo el evangelio y mundo actual, XXVII Semana de Estudios Vicencianos, Editorial CEME, Santa Marta de Tormes, Salamanca, 2002, p. 243-340..
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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

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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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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

The Liberation of the poor: the Vincentian Rule to Make the Gospel of Jesus Christ Effective (1)

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Author: Santiago Barquín, CM · Translator: Charles T. Plock, CM. · Year of first publication: 2002 · Source: Hacer efectivo el evangelio y mundo actual, XXVII Semana de Estudios Vicencianos, Editorial CEME, Santa Marta de Tormes, Salamanca, 2002, p. 243-340..
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Introduction We can say that coming to evangelize the poor does not simply mean to teach them the mysteries necessary for their salvation, but also to do what was foretold and prefigured by the prophets … Read More

Experiencing God in the Poor

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Author: Theodore Wiesner CM · Year of first publication: 2008 · Source: Colloque, Journal of the Irish Province of the Congregation of the Mission.

This article was first published in Spiritual Life in 1987 and is reprinted by kind permission. The suggestion to publish it in Colloque came from Pat Collins CM and we are grateful for his suggestion. The author was a member of the Congregation of the Mission of the Midwest Province. He was assigned to the Diocese of Marsabit, Kenya and worked then until his death on May 27, 1987. RIP.


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Spiritual writers have described growth in the spiritual life by means of such analogies as the castle, the ladder, and the ascent of a mountain. St Thomas used the analogy of the stages of human … Read More

Vincentian Praxis

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Author: Pat Collins CM · Year of first publication: 2008 · Source: Colloque, Journal of the Irish Province of the Congregation of the Mission.
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Last year, I was asked to write a brief description of Vincentian spirituality. Having given the subject some thought, I suggested that it involved three main components, compassion, friendship and prayer. I’m quite sure that … Read More

Some lesser-known human qualities of the Saints of the Vincentian Family

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Author: Robert P. Maloney, C.M. · Year of first publication: 2004 (?) · Source: International site of the Daughters of Charity.
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It is easy to forget how human the saints are. Their biographies, their canonization processes, and even their fans tend to focus on their spiritual gifts. The danger is we make the saints too ethereal, … Read More

Saint Vincent as Spiritual Adviser

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

Paper read to meeting of Spiritual Directors in Celbridge, 2 September 1982.


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It is unfortunate that no one who had Vincent as his spiritual adviser has left a journal or detailed notes of the advice which he received. Our knowledge of the sort of advice Vincent gave … Read More