By Sean Fitzpatrick, Catholic Exchange - Though a man of inexorable good deeds, St. Vincent de Paul was not a man of inexorable good humor. Though a man of inexhaustible kindness, he was not a man of inexhaustible patience. He was quick-tempered. He was cantankerous. But he was kind... Though he is a saint, St. Vincent was also a man—and saints that were more human than angelic are sometimes the best ones to emulate.