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Faces of Germantown: Cheyenne #IamVincent
“Dear young people, do not bury your talents, the gifts that God has given you! Do not be afraid to dream of great things!” Pope Francis Cheyenne, an emerging college freshman at Immaculata University, has strong roots in the Germantown community as she attended St....
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A Vincentian View: A Vincentian Family
Vincentian View: A Vincentian Family Sometimes it is hard not to take pride in being a member of the Vincentian Family. In my role as Director of the Vincentian Center for Church and Society at St. John’s University, I have been in Kenya for the past week. I came...
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It is Important to Tell Success Stories
Telling our success stories is a key to moving past the impasse of “no margin-no mission" Mission or Margin "No Margin, No Mission” is frequently heard in non-profit circles, especially from those charged with safeguarding the long-term viability of a non-profit. The...
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9 ways to pray
"The biblical call to charity, justice and peace claims not only each believer, but each community." In 1994, the Catholic Bishops of the Unites States wrote, The parish is where the Church lives. Parishes are communities of faith, of action, and of hope. They are...
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Authority among Followers of Christ
Jesus teaches with astonishing authority. He expects those he has sent to proclaim the Gospel to every creature to carry out their mission with authority. Jesus does not teach as the scribes. These serve as official interpreters of the law and the prophets. ...
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Revive within us the Flame of the Charism
We present a beautiful video summary of the three-day Vincentian Family Symposium, which took place in October 2017. May the memory of these beautiful moments encourage us to continue working with fidelity and courage in the service and evangelization of the...
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Reflection: To Unite Our Will to the Will of God
Fifth presentation in a series of reflections by Fr. Rolando Gutiérrez, CM, Vice-Province of Costa Rica.
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“They Look Just Like You and Me”
“They (people in poverty) look just like you and me.” The sentence caught me.
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Pope Francis: Homily at Mass on World Day of Migrants and Refugees [full text]
On Sunday, January 14, 2018 the Church observed 104th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. Pope Francis celebrated Eucharist in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican for them. Some two-thousand Filipinos, 1.200 Ukrainians, 800 Romanians, 650 Hindus and other 45 nations were...
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The Congregation of the Mission and Formation of the Clergy
In the early days, while St. Vincent and his confreres were giving themselves to the evangelization of the poor, they clearly saw that the effectiveness of their mission to the people could not be sustained unless they also provided for the formation of the clergy.