by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 24, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Celebrity activism sometimes gets a bad rap. Many of us who are aficionados of contemporary music are, in our own ways, mourning the death of the artist called “Prince.” Most people know him because of his outlandish sartorial style, his gender-stretching...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 17, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Success is a seductive thing. An old friend, Christina Puntel, (Vincentian by baptism at a Vincentian parish in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, USA), wrote recently suggesting an article to me. Like Vincent, she is simple in life and in speech. She said, this...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 10, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
I wish I’d said that. We can learn from other people and imitate their virtues. That’s why we tell stories of Vincentians of Wherever. This little excerpt from Jack Melito’s, “Saint Vincent de Paul: Windows on his Vision” tells us why we should tell...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 7, 2016 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Just do it. You know it as Nike’s® motto. It’s the phrase that Society of St. Vincent de Paul member Nick Volk has made his mantra, and his advice to any prospective or current volunteer. Volk has little patience for people who say they’d like to volunteer...
