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A Saint Speaks To America From His Heart
I suspect you will feel moved, proud, and challenged by the words of Pope Saint John Paul II.
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Vincentian Formation Through African Eyes
This challenge of inculturation has led me to rethink the ministry of Vincentian formation. What does it mean to be a Vincentian formator in East Africa?
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July 9: Feast of St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M.
St. Francis Regis Clet, C.M., missionary to Wuhan, China, was canonized for his heroic witness of charity and faith.
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“Only the Vincentian Family came to help us”
Latin America is now the epicenter of COVID-19. The Vincentian Family has stepped up to the challenge and continues to work with the poor.
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We Need to Reflect on Other Pandemics, Equally Undesirable!
The coronavirus is not the only pandemic that we have to confront together.
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The Pope Video • Our Families
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Our Families.
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July 4: Feast Day of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
Pier Giorgio Frassati was not one to do the minimum when it came to works of charity, and he didn’t want a life of spiritual mediocrity.
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The Declaration of Independence – Read It Recently?
I confess Almost 250 years ago on July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress set in motion a major systemic change for the United States of America… also the whole world. We know it as “The Declaration of Independence.” I confess that until last year I had not read...
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Why Do Homeless People Have Cell Phones?
Seeing a homeless person with a cell phone raises eyebrows for some people. A formerly homeless person tells how it was a lifeline.
![Lessons Learned During the Pandemic: #1 – Our Elders are Important](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2020/06/covid-response-9.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic: #1 – Our Elders are Important
Our elders are important: not only because we are what we are thanks to their work in the past, but because they are the most precious thing we have in our families and our society.