by CM Communications | Oct 31, 2020 | News, Saint Vincent de Paul, Spirituality, Vincentian Saints
Introduction: Holiness in the Church “The saints are not heroes but friends of God” (Cardinal Ratziner) What is the meaning of saint? Who is called to be a saint? Many still think that the goal of holiness is something that is reserved for a select few...
by CM Communications | Sep 26, 2020 | News, Saint Vincent de Paul
On May 9th, in countless cities and towns and villages, the feast of Saint Louise de Marillac was celebrated, the feast of a woman who, in the words of the hymn for First Vespers, placed her hope in God … and at the table of her children, set a place for the poor. In...
by CM Communications | Sep 23, 2020 | News, Saint Vincent de Paul, Spirituality
On the occasion of the celebration of the feast of Saint Vincent de Paul (September 27th) the Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission published a message in which he shared reflections on the challenges for charitable activity especially during this time...
by CM Communications | Sep 11, 2020 | News, Saint Vincent de Paul, Superior General, Uncategorized, Vincentian Family
Dear brothers and sisters, May the grace and peace of Jesus be always with us! The year 2020 had hardly begun when it brought us so many unexpected challenges, so much uncertainty, suffering, and death. Their common denominator: COVID-19. As the virus spread from...
by CM Communications | Jul 16, 2020 | News, Saint Vincent de Paul, Spirituality
John E. Rybolt surprises us again. With his characteristic investigative erudition and his arduous experience in the study of Vincentian archives, he now puts in our hands a new collection of some 650 original unpublished texts by Saint Vincent de Paul. This is a...
by CM Communications | Jul 8, 2020 | News, Saint Vincent de Paul, Spirituality, Vincentian Family
In July, according to an ancient tradition, the inhabitants of the municipality of Casagiove, located in the province of Caserta in Campania, gather to celebrate the Vecchierello [The Old Gentleman], as he is affectionately called; the feast of Saint Vincent de Paul...
