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A Vincentian View: Weekend Reflections
The liturgical celebrations of this past Independence Day weekend have challenged me.
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An Unrecognized Challenge For the Vincentian Family
COVID 19 is by no means the only pandemic we face. We need to work together… That requires a culture of collaboration.
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Eager and High-Spirited Sowers
Jesus is the one who sows the word of the Kingdom. And he wants his followers to be eager and high-spirited sowers that he is. The wise and the learned say Jesus blasphemes, breaks the law and is possessed by the devil (Mk 2, 7. 24; 3, 22). But the simple folks...
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Vincentian Prayer Images: Vincent “Masks Up”
Some images don’t need captions. How would you caption this image?
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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.