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Prayer for Technology: Christ Has No Online Presence…

A YouTube video prayer for the use of technology. Christ Has No Online Presence but Yours Christ has no online presence but yours, No blog, no Facebook page but yours, Yours are the tweets through which love touches this world, Yours are the posts through which the Gospel is shared, Yours are the updates through which [...]

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VIncent’s humble way of acting

The words of Vincent’s secretary, Brother Robineau  invite us to deeper reflection on the manner in which Vincent practiced humility. Here In part two  Juan Corpus Delgado  CM presents Vincent de Paul, a humble man, from five different perspectives: Vincent recognized that all good things come from God and refer back to God. Vincent esteemed [...]

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Food Chain Documentary Explores Labor Abuses in US Agriculture

Do you know where your food comes from? On an average day, 32 million Americans will go grocery shopping, spending approximately 41 minutes per visit at the store. Yet, many Americans know little about the life cycle of their food from farm to table, including the potential abuses that may be taking place out of [...]

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Facebook fading, Twitter growing?

In cubicles across the globe, workers are using Facebook less than before, while Twitter use is steadily rising according to a report from the Huffington Post That’s according to Palo Alto Networks, a computer-security appliance firm thatanalyzed Internet traffic at more than 2,036 organizations worldwide between November 2011 and May 2012. Facebook use fell during that period [...]

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“Courageous Charity” Days 3 and 4

“We come to today and the story of now, our hearts full of hopefulness, strong and fragile. We welcome a future unknown, yet a dream and our Founders still lead, their lantern light beams!”  –Fire to the Rock (hymn for morning ritual) Sister Miriam K. Martin, pbvm Days 3 and 4 – Charity Federation Meeting – Saturday, [...]

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“Courageous Charity” Day 2

“The Charity Charism in our genes, in our DNA – in our innermost being – allows us to see and perceive the world differently … Our lens and focus are always courageous charity … Perhaps it is time for us to borrow that phrase [from Star Trek] “to go boldly where no one has gone [...]

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Surviving a month on fixed income – a game?

It’s only a game! Or is it? Spent (http://playspent.org/ ) – PlaySpent is an online game that involves the player taking on the role of an unemployed, single parent who has to make it through the month on their last $1,000. The player does this by solving real-life problems and making decisions by answering simulation questions. The goal [...]

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Rome Reports presents 10 popular religious websites

(Romereports.com) There are thousands of religious sites on the web. While it’s impossible to name them all, ROME REPORTS is listing 10 popular sites to mark World Day of Communication. They are sites that can help people find their faith while surfing the web. The first is Catholic-Link, which includes dozens of viral and original videos [...]

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How K-Mart and Walmart are killing SVDP thrift shops

Consumers are increasingly buying cheap goods and the second-hand items they eventually donate have little if any life and value left in them. A report from Australia illstrates the impact on SVDP Thrift Shops. People who once bought a second-hand shirt from a thrift shop that would still last three or four years, he says, [...]

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“All things Vincentian” dePaul University

Welcome to All Things Vincentian, a research portal bringing together digital Vincentian source material, journal articles, image collections, archives, exhibits and online conversation. FOUNDERS & FIGURES - View collected works by and about the leading figures of Vincentian heritage. St. Vincent de Paul St. Louise de Marillac St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton VINCENTIAN ORGANIZATIONS Histories and documents of [...]

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