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We Forget Mary Was A Teenager
It is so easy to forget Mary was a teenager. She was an ordinary young girl who heard an angel say something amazing to her.
![Social Justice Conversations: The Many Sides of “Acting Justly”](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/08/famvin-na-social-justice-logo-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Social Justice Conversations: The Many Sides of “Acting Justly”
When we measure how we are “acting justly,” it’s much easier to think and act on corporal needs or, for some, to give money to provide for these good works.
![The Inner Compass](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/02/mckenna-tom-reflections-featured-facebook-1.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Inner Compass
All of us possess something like this, a hidden spot where we can feel the deep push and pull of God’s Spirit. We might even call it that inner compass.
![Learning Not To See Homelessness](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/03/guy-on-computer-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Learning Not To See Homelessness
My stereotypes of what homeless people look and act like taught me how not to recognize homeless people.
![Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2015/11/ross-reyes-dizon-sunday-readings-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord
Jesus teaches us that God is unbelievably good. And he invites us to go to him so that we may taste and see the goodness of God.
![The Value of the Family in the Life of the Vincentian](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/01/reflexiones-vicentinas-EN.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Value of the Family in the Life of the Vincentian
A wise Vincentian said: “The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is content to occupy the third place in our lives, that is, after God and the family.”
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377 Years Since First Vows of Daughters of Charity
Today is the 377th anniversary of the day St. Louise de Marillac and four Daughters of Charity pronounced vows for the first time.
![Why is the Feast of the Annunciation so important to Daughters of Charity?](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/03/march-25-daughters-of-charity-louise-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Why is the Feast of the Annunciation so important to Daughters of Charity?
Here is the answer to this question, in 6 slides.
![Ethiopia: Interview with Sister Medhin Tesfay](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/03/sister-medhin-dc-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Ethiopia: Interview with Sister Medhin Tesfay
Sister Medhin Tesfay (44) has belonged to the Daughters of Charity for 26 years and works in the diocese of Adigrat in the northern part of Ethiopia.
![Lenten Reflection On Fasting, by Sister of Charity (Video)](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/03/sc-federation-online-videos-lenten-reflections-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Lenten Reflection On Fasting, by Sister of Charity (Video)
Sister Rejane Cytacki, SCL, generously shares some great ideas about fasting from “time-eaters”– those things that take our focus away from our prayer relationship with God.