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Each Person Has A Story
“Each person has a story” so said my friend A. C. When I was asked to write a piece about the Vincentian charism in action, I was still trying to decide what to do when I went to Mass at Sacred Heart Parish, Mill Hill, London, UK. “A” is known to me as an AIC member,...
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Advent and the dented coin – Taking another look
Taking another look is particularly relevant during Advent. We journey toward the birth of Jesus.
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The Pope Video • For The Elderly – December 2017
This month, the Pope asks us to pray for the Elderly -- Let us keep in mind our elders, so that sustained by families and institutions, may with their wisdom and experience collaborate in the education of new generations. [youtube...
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Reconciliation and Vincentians
I was able to watch and listen to Prime Minister Trudeau’s very sincere and humble apology to the Innu people which was followed by the equally emotional acceptance by Toby Abed of the residential school survivors. As I listened and shared a tear with these two men, I...
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St. Louise’s Devotion to the Immaculate Conception
Louise often spoke of the Immaculate Conception, prayed to Mary as the Immaculate Conception and instilled this devotion in her Sisters. Learn more in this SlideShare presentation.
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Inventive Unto Infinity – A Presence Hidden in Plain Sight
I must admit that I never saw the connection that was hidden in plain sight. In the Eucharist, for those who believe life is changed, not ended.
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A Giving Tuesday Morning #IamVincent
It was Giving Tuesday. While most college students were sound asleep Tuesday morning, Justin Crawford woke up early to volunteer at Community Missions of Niagara Frontier. By 6:15 a.m., the Niagara University junior and several of his peers were clad in hairnets and...
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A Vincentian View: Remembering to be Grateful
Vincentian View: Remembering to be Grateful Just about two weeks have passed since we celebrated Thanksgiving. I spent the day with many members of my family and felt the blessing which accompanies such a gathering. Leading those closest to me in prayer before we...
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Gospel of Jesus, Messiah and Son of God
The Gospel, the Good News, is Jesus himself, his preaching, his ministry. That is why his presence fills us with consolation, joy and hope. The Gospel implies newness, which shows up in the beginning. That is because John the Baptist is a different, a new, prophet....
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Attacking the Real Causes of Misery
In 1848, on the occasion of the celebration of the General Assembly of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Paris, at the celebration of the 15th anniversary of its foundation, brother Antoine Frederic Ozanam, at the request of the then General President (Adolphe...