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A Canadian View: Housing and Homelessness
One term we often see used is affordable housing, but I believe the term affordable is a very subjective.
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Landing the Kingdom
To convey the irresistibility of his Father’s Kingdom, Jesus images the hidden seed sprouting under the ground.
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Are We Trying To Force Systemic Change?
System leaders focus on creating the conditions that can produce change and that can eventually cause change to be self-sustaining.
![Goodness That Matters and Is Decisive](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2015/11/ross-reyes-dizon-sunday-readings-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Goodness That Matters and Is Decisive
Jesus himself is the goodness that those who are truly good store up in their hearts and from which they draw good things. Jesus teaches us that what we keep inside us plays a decisive role. If goodness is what we have inside us, then good words and good deeds...
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The Value of Visiting the Homes of the Poor
Do we stop, on occasion, to reflect on the visit we made to our assisted? It is a kind of sacrament, since we are going to meet Jesus through the most needy…
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Daughters of Charity: The Beginnings
This video from the Daughters of Charity International helps us reflect on the influence that St. Vincent and St. Louise exercised jointly in founding the Daughters of Charity.
![A Solid Foundation to Build From](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/02/woman-working-office-laptop-phone.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
A Solid Foundation to Build From
Based on the practices ingrained during CVV I have a solid foundation to build from, a comfort level with introspection, vulnerability, and thoughtfulness..
![A Heart On Fire 400 Years Ago Shaped Our Church Today (Part 5)](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/03/vincent-heart-on-fire-video-series-5-featured.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
A Heart On Fire 400 Years Ago Shaped Our Church Today (Part 5)
Part 5 of the new video series written and narrated by Fr. John Freund, C.M.
![Social Justice Conversations: Standing on Holy Ground in McAllen, Texas](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: Standing on Holy Ground in McAllen, Texas
Heading to McAllen, Texas to serve at the Humanitarian Respite Center during the Christmas season, I set my heart to be like the Magi – searching for Jesus.
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A Vincentian View: Follow the Leader
All of us remember the children’s game, “follow the leader” – a “leader” guides a group through a series of actions and adventures that others would imitate