Tag: St. Vincent de Paul

To practice political charity is to deal with power, sometimes to confront abusive power... to practice charity is to tell the oppressor, “Resign, give peace a chance.”

The missions in the parishes would not be sustainable if the Church did not dedicate its resources to forming its clergy

What did they do in the missions? How did an actual popular mission look during the time of St. Vincent de Paul?

If the poor Jesus stood at the center of Vincent’s life, the poor person stood beside Him. Vincent’s discernment led him to the poor, where he encountered Christ

“There is no act of charity that is not accompanied by justice, or that permits us to do more than we reasonably can," says St. Vincent de Paul

St. Vincent’s first mission at Folleville ignited a lifelong commitment to evangelize the poor through confession, preaching, and service

For St. Vincent, Easter joy must be understood in the context of service to the poor. Go to the poor by “greeting them cheerfully and kindly”

How does the disciple Vincent de Paul appropriate this challenge into his life and ministry? How do we imitate Christ in his passion?

His experience of consolation in ministry left a mark even on how he was addressed. It was in Clichy he was first called “Monsieur Vincent”

What we begin to see here is a different man from the one who had once sought opportunities for his own advancement