The Samaritan Woman - Third Sunday of Lent As the third Sunday of Lent approaches, Siobhán McKenna from Depaul Ireland. Ending Homelessness. provides a reflection on the Samaritan Woman and how this story connects with DePaul's work.  

 Letter of Pope Francis to Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission (Rome, January 20, 2025). “I pray that this significant anniversary will be an occasion of great joy and renewed fidelity to the concept of missionary discipleship, founded on the imitation of Christ’s preferential love for the poor”: with these words, Pope Francis expresses, in a message addressed to the Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, Father Tomaž Mavrič CM, his closeness on the occasion of the fourth centenary of the Congregation founded by St. Vincent de Paul on April 17, 1625. …[Click title to read more]

Dear members of the Vincentian Family, dear members of the Vincentian Family Movement, It is a deep joy to be able to welcome all of you to the convocation that is getting ready to be prepared and executed from the 14th to the 17th of November 2024 in Rome. In fact, it is just a few months away. We are 176 branches presently in the world, in 170 countries. I would like, and deeply desire, that the representatives of each of these 176 branches, plus other members of the Vincentian Family Movement, be here together, to be able– not just ...[Click title to read more]

“For Vincent, the heart of Jesus was the source of missionary zeal. For Louise, it was the font of a burning charity that was both affective and effective. Hence, “Mission et Charité” have had a central role in the lives of their followers, with different accents, in the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity.” “The emblems of the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity both appear to derive from (Louise’s painting above) “The Lord of Charity”. (Fr. Bob Maloney CM  Sacred Heart-Spirituality of Vincent and Louise)