by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 18, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
The Olympics should be a joyful event. But when jealousy, racism, bullying and meanness get together, it’s a bad mix. Her hair, her patriotism — all objects of criticism. Instead of celebrating with this wonderful young woman, parts of the world —...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 17, 2016 | Other Branch News
Ellie grew up never having a place to call home. From the age of four she lived with her grandma and stayed in various flats and even a squat. Her grandma then felt she could no longer look after Ellie and sent her back to live with her mother. Ellie’s mum moved them...
by Tom McKenna, CM | Aug 17, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Past and Present, Living Through One Another (I John 4:7-16) At a Eucharist honoring the deceased members of the Vincentian Family, I picked up on a verse from the first reading (1 John 4:9). It starts out with the question, “How was God’s love shown to us?” It...
by James Claffey | Aug 17, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Prayer and Action go together for Vincentians. There cannot be one without the other. “I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient…” Abraham...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 16, 2016 | Justice and Peace, Social, Technology: Issues and Uses
While it may seem like half the world is chasing Pokemon right now, the other half is not even on the Internet. About 3.9 billion people, or 53 percent of the population, will still be offline at the end of this year, the International Telecommunication Union...