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The Pope Video • In the Service of Peace
This month, the Pope asks us to pray together that the language of love and dialogue may always prevail over the language of conflict. Pope Francis – November 2018 We all want peace. It is desired above all by...
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Remembering the Vincentian Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
Every November 6, the Church commemorates the saints martyred in the anti-clerical violence that took place during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). A number of them were from the Vincentian Family.
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What I Learned From a Funeral Homily
When God has other ideas do we follow them?
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A Canadian View: Crime and Us
I have often wondered why our prison system in Canada is called Corrections Canada when there seems to be little evidence of trying to re-habilitate prisoners while they serve their sentence. It would be too simple to compare our system with that of the USA where the...
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Testifying
Testifying (Luke 9:1-2) Reading Luke’s account of the disciples being sent out, I put myself in the shoes of one of those 70 individuals directed to go forth and proclaim the Good News that in Jesus, God’s forgiving compassion is drawing near. How would I feel...
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Everyone Knows How to Listen! … Really?
The task of listeners is not to impose their ideas on the young. It is to help the young see the presence of the Spirit in their hearts and lives.
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Surrender Freely, Joyfully, Holding Back Nothing
Trusting in his Father, Jesus musters the courage to surrender for us everything he has and all that he is. To belong to him and to his kingdom entails such trusting surrender. Jesus praises the intelligence of the scribe who has asked, “Which is the first of all the...
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Niagara University Students Helping Their Local Community
Video showing how Niagara University students in the Vincentian Scholars program are helping people in the local community.
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Vincentian Marian Youth October Newsletter
The youth branch of the Vincentian Family, Vincentian Marian Youth, sends us its October bulletin.
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Promoting a Sense of God-Given Self-Worth
A video about Ozanam House, offering individuals the opportunity to build the confidence and self-belief to develop and grow, so that they and their families can have a better future.