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A Vincentian View: Lessons Learned
The situation caused by the coronavirus has provided a certain level of instruction for many of us.
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The Reality of the Church – Then… and Now
The church of almost 2000 years ago Many times we think of an idealized version of the early community as presented in the second chapter Acts 2:42 and repeated in the fourth chapter Acts 4:32 to highlight the importance for St. Luke. ... they devoted themselves to...
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Center of Our Whole Being and Our Life
Jesus is our only gate. And no one should be more in the center of our life than he. The shepherd is the center of attention of the sheep. For he leads them. He leads them out, and then walks ahead of them. So, no wonder that the sheep recognize and heed his voice as...
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Vincentian Prayer Images: Carrying Firewood To a Widow of Cholera Epidemic
What can I do as an individual to help others cope with their fears and losses?
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Letter from Most Reverend Vicente Bokalic, CM, Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
We share a letter that Most Reverend Vicente Bokalic, CM, Bishop of Santiago del Espero (Argentina) wrote to Tomaž Mavrič.
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Three Saints who were members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
This week we celebrate the feast days of three wonderful Saints who were members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The Society has been part of the Christian formation of many saints.
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Diaries of a Vincentian: Rocco
I knew him as Rocco, his nickname. Every week, we’d chat. His ‘patch’ was outside Sainsbury’s, the main supermarket in Cambridge.
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Ethical Guidelines for Social Media Networks During the Pandemic
These guidelines are valid for all members of the Vincentian Family … and are especially appropriate during the time of this pandemic.
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China’s First Saint was a Vincentian, Martyred on a Cross in Wuhan
St. Jean-Gabriel Perboyre, a Vincentian missionary priest from France, was martyred on a cross in Wuhan, the epicenter of today’s coronavirus pandemic.
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A Time to Encounter Jesus Present in Scripture
It is a time for us to receive the incarnated Word in the Word that is presented to us in the Scriptures.