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You are Invited: Symposium of the Vincentian Family 2017
March 8, 2017 Dear Members of the Vincentian Family, May the grace and peace of Jesus be always with us! It is with great joy that I invite you to come to Rome on the weekend of October 12 – 15, 2017 for a Vincentian Family Symposium. Our Jubilee theme “Welcome the...
A Decade of Walking for People in Need
Society of St. Vincent de Paul® hosts 10th Annual Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run People across the country will walk and run on the sidewalks, streets and trails on Saturday, Sept. 30 to raise awareness and funds for those living in poverty at the 10th Annual Friends...
Evangelizing the “Spiritual but not Religious”
Pew Research is at it again. About a quarter of U.S. adults (27%) now say they think of themselves as spiritual but not religious, up 8 percentage points in five years... What does this mean to communities and groups that have been sent to evangelize the poor? What do...
Opinion: Do Black Lives Matter to Vincentians? #IamVincent #BlackLivesMatter
#BlackLivesMatter. Black Lives Matter. On Twitter, on streets, in the News. The very phrase makes temperatures rise. And it should. To be clear, Black Lives Matter does not mean no other lives matter. It means that black lives have never "mattered" and still don't...
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United Nations Observes International Day of Peace
The United Nations in New York is bustling with world leaders, their entourages, and security teams as the 72nd UN General Assembly is underway. Fittingly, as vital issues are hashed out in conference rooms and assembly halls today, the world observes International...
Affective and Effective Work (Love) • A Weekly Reflection with Vincent
"There are among you some Sisters who really love God, who experience great sweetness in prayer, great pleasure in all their spiritual exercises, great consolation in frequenting the sacraments, and experience no inner conflict, because of their love of God, who...
A Vincentian View: 2417
A Vincentian View: 2417 400 years. For the universe, or the pyramids, or the Judeo-Christian faith, it does not seem like such a long time, but for human life it really is. In this year, as we all know, we celebrate the 400th anniversary of our Vincentian charism....
Ladies of Charity ask key question
A new series of presentations from the Ladies of Charity asks: “Is What We Are Doing Transforming Lives?”
Vincentian Mission Corps USA announces new site
It is with great excitement that we announce the launch of our new website! We hope you find it more user friendly and easier to navigate! The site also includes our new logo! Thank you to all the alums who voted on the new design! We hope you like it! Please take a...
Forsake the Ways and Thoughts of the World
Jesus teaches us to forsake the ways and thoughts of the world. Replacing them with those of God, we become fools before the world, yet wise before God. To forsake the needy is a sure sign that one follows the ways and thoughts of the world. And the parable of the...
Analysis at a Vincentian University: One of the Pillars of Systemic Change
Systemic change must be guided by good analysis. Teaching, learning and doing that analysis is part of the mission of a Vincentian university. Dr. Jim Kling, associate professor of management at Niagara University, and Alex Keller, ’15, recently had the paper,...
The Dangers that Haunt our Mission • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
One thing could stop and lose us: to alter our original spirit; the pharisaism that makes the trumpet sound before self; the exclusive esteem of itself that does not know virtue in other places than the preferred corporation; an excess of practices and rigor, which...
Vincentians Learn from Scripture
Vincentians Learn from Scripture - Vincentians are Loving Servants - Vincentians Show Others the Way Vincentian Learn from Scripture “Oh! How beautiful and consoling. It is not easy, but if we wish to follow Christ closely, we cannot choose an easy, quiet life. It...
Vincentian Family Collaboration Commission Meeting in Lebanon
The Vincentian Family Collaboration Commission met at the Provincial House of the Congregation of the Mission in Beirut, Lebanon on 25 – 26 July 2017. Participating in the meeting were: Dee Mansi, AIC; Manny Ginete, CM; Denise el-Khoury; Veronika Mila Popić, SC of...
Vincentian Charism: Infographic
In celebration of our 400th anniversary we offer this infographic on Vincentian Spirituality and Charism.
Racism: A Key factor in Promoting Systemic Change
There are many factors at work which frustrate efforts at systemic change. One of them is racism. Toure, a regular blogger at vice.com writes For some white people, whiteness seems less economically valuable than it was decades ago. It's as if white privilege doesn't...
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