
"Thank you for coming to educate us about the faith and best of all to live it faithfully. I really enjoyed your Saturday program and it continues to transform me... You are on fire with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. How beautiful indeed." -Emily

"Thank you for coming to educate us about the faith and best of all to live it faithfully. I really enjoyed your Saturday program and it continues to transform me... You are on fire with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. How beautiful indeed." -Emily

At St. Mary's Church in Panama (a Vincentian community since 1912 in the former Canal Zone), we now have both the English-speaking Community and the Spanish-speaking Community. Our priests are fully bilingual and have been with the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul throughout the years.
by Theresa Cavicchio, OFS
The October 4th feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi (1182 – 1226 A.D.) offers an opportunity to reflect on some of those who supported him in his ministry. While numerous male followers flocked to join Francis’ Friars Minor, here we will consider some of the holy women who played significant roles in his story.

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to explain to my children the meaning of the gospel reading for the day, Matthew 18:21. The gospel was the one where Peter asks the Lord how many times should we forgive our brother? 7 times? And the Lord responds, ‘not 7 times, 77 times.’ He continues to tell Peter and the disciples the story of the servant who begs his master to have pity on him when he is unable to pay his large debt.
by Theresa Cavicchio
Sanctity can reveal itself in many ways, as evidenced by even a quick glance at the lives of the saints. The story of Blessed Bartolo Longo, who will be canonized on October 19th this year, is a case in point. It reveals not a straight path toward sainthood, but rather a circuitous route paved with inherently dangerous implications for the fate of his soul.

June 3
“Your example, even more than your words, will be an eloquent witness to the world.”
-Saint Madeline Sophie Barat

June 2
“For by doing what God demands of us with total surrender of our innermost being, we cause the divine life to become our own inner life. Entering into ourselves, we find God in our own selves.”
-St. Teresa Benedicta
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