July 31: Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph’s at Emmitsburg, MD
Multimedia resources to celebrate the anniversary of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s foundation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph’s on July 31.
Fundraising: How you might be killing donor relationships
Fundraising is a complex job, but it can be simplified. In order to nurture and grow a relationship, you have to pay attention to it. And if you’re like most people working in the nonprofit world, you’re so busy trying to hack through your “To Do” list that you don’t...
July 30: Feast of St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M.
St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. was an Italian Vincentian ahead of his time in his promotion of indigenous clergy in Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Some People Never Pay Attention to Their Experiences
Vincent looked for and discovered new ways of serving because he was an active contemplative. He stepped back from daily details to look at them through God’s eyes. He became one of the most creative forces of his time.
A Canadian View: The Guaranteed Basic Income Part 2
In my article earlier this month I discussed the concept of a guaranteed basic income to having a major impact on poverty. Did you know that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a strong supporter of a basic income? In fact, Dr. King was planning a new march on Washington...
A Vincentian View: Speaking the Same Language
A Vincentian View: "Speaking the Same Language" For the past few weeks, I have had the pleasure of preaching retreats in Ireland and England. I also had the opportunity to give some conferences in Paris. All these talks were for our Sisters, the Daughters of Charity....
Systemic change challenges us to mission
Mission challenges us to systemic change Systemic Change is something radical. It does what it says: The prophet Jeremiah: “This day I set you over nations and over kingdoms, to root up and to tear down, to destroy and to demolish, to build and to plant” (Jr...
Echo the Voice of the Poor @SVDPUSACouncil
Using Twitter? You help SVDP’s Voice of the Poor and lots of other Vincentian Twitterers by using handles (@) and hashtags in your tweets and retweets!
Little, but More than Enough for Everyone
Jesus feeds us. He wants us to do for others what he does for us, giving him the little we have, so that we all may have our fill. The disciples think that to answer for those who have nothing to eat means not to answer for them at all. That is because, according to...
Education: Central to the Vincentian Mission
There is a fascinating article, The Core Values of Vincentian Education by Louise Sullivan D.C., whose premise is that education was central to the Vincentian mission of evangelization of and service to the poor and as such had values unique to it. Sr. Louise's...
