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My New Way of Entering Into Advent Expectation
This year my image of Advent is an image of expectant parents excitedly seeking, and rejoicing in, the evidence of life stirring in a womb of God’s people.
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VLM/VMC Impact: Continuing to Embrace the Vincentian Charism
Meet Krissy Bruce, a 2007 and 2008 Vincentian Lay Missionary in Ethiopia, and learn how she continues to embrace the Vincentian Charism today.
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The Future Pulls The Present
Advent (Ad: toward; Vent: coming), lays out the direction of the season. It doesn’t just celebrate the future but what of that future is being poured into the present.
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A Baby Changes Everything
Having a baby is a life-changer. It bears repeating. A baby changes everything. One baby changed everything – for everyone – literally!
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Personally Seeing and Receiving God’s Salvation
Jesus is the salvation of God in person. Only those who repent and renew themselves personally will see and receive God’s salvation.
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Dec. 1: Foundation Day of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
The pioneer spirit of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth began in a log house in Kentucky. That spirit continues today in the United States and across the globe.
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Daughters of Charity: Bridge
A YouTube video beautifully illustrates how the Daughters of Charity serve those in need, with compassion and strength, ministering in the everyday worlds of the poor and the marginalized.
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Ever Wanted a Do-over?
Ever Wanted a Do-over? Vincent did! I suspect we all have. How about helping others rebuild their lives by speaking out on their behalf?
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A Vincentian View: Belonging to the Truth
Jesus invites us each day to listen to his testimony to the truth. In doing so, we recognize him as our King and choose to follow his word and his example. We belong to the truth.
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Is Advent Missing In Action?
The Incredibly Shrinking Season of Advent We have incredibly shrinking airline seats, middle class, paychecks, computers, glaciers, and even, it seems, our planet. Articles have been written about each of the above. But so far, I have not come across an article on our...