by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 7, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
“Elie Wiesel was brought up in a closely knit Jewish community in Sighet, Transylvania (Romania). When he was fifteen years old, his family was herded aboard a train and deported by Nazis to the Auschwitz death camp. Wiesel’s mother and younger sister died at...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 7, 2016 | Formation, Justice and Peace
Scott Kelley engages St. Vincent de Paul in a “colloquy” on Sustainabilty. Sustainability is the endurance of systems and processes. The organizing principle for sustainability is sustainable development, which includes the four interconnected domains:...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 7, 2016 | Congregation of the Mission, News
Day 10, July 6: Solidarity The day began with mass celebrated by Fr. Tomaz with the main concelebrants being Michael Talapkanych, the other delegate from the vice-province of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, and Paul Roche of Ireland, the former vice-provincial. In his first...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 7, 2016 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development will be meeting at the United Nations in New York from July 11- 20, 2016. It is the central platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development...