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Collaborative Styles #IamVincent
Last year, we shared a fine presentation on the collaborative styles of Sts. Vincent and Louise. If you want to say #IamVincent, what characteristics will mark you as a leader? Because it’s not about what you SAY, it’s about what you DO! Jesse Lyn Stoner, from the...
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Even before I knew it, #IamVincent @SJUMission
"Growing up in an American," says Angela Seegal, "Italian in a family of eight, concepts like 'sharing,' 'making it go further,' 'taking only what you need,' were always part of my vernacular. My parents both came from humble beginnings, and made the conscience...
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Three Things which you didn’t know about Easter
Vincentian View: “Three Things which you didn’t know about Easter” We are halfway through the Easter season, and it is a good time for a short test. 1. Did you know that Easter is the pivotal celebration of the Christian calendar? Though Christmas might seem to hold...
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Earth Day – April 22, 2016
Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22 (this coming Friday) and events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, it is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and celebrated in more than 193...
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Firefighters and Electrical Engineers
by Mike Clark – When I explain my work in the field of collective impact and systems design, I have some go-to phrases, like:
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Glory and new life through love
Jesus reveals to us the way of love that leads to glory and the new life. Judas leaves to carry out fully his betrayal. It is night, which does not mean that the light no longer shines in the darkness. Divine glory still shines brightly. Jesus speaks of it to his...
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Vincentian Special Bond
Vincentian Special Bond – Vincentians Moving Forward - Vincentian Spiritual Growth - God Speaks to Us Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Vincentian Special Bond – Vincentians are blessings in our troubled world where it seems not many people...
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Handmaids of Charity (Ancelle della Carità)
The Handmaids of Charity (Ancelle della Carita) were founded in 1840 at Brescia, Italy, by Saint Maria Crocifissa di Rosa (1813-1855, canonized in 1954) for care of the sick, lepers, and elderly. Saint Vincent is considered one of their patrons. Initially the...
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Life and Legacy of John Timon, C.M., First Bishop of Buffalo, New York
April 16 marked the anniversary of the death of Bishop John Timon, C.M., first bishop of Buffalo, New York and first provincial superior of the American province of the Congregation of the Mission. Throughout the 400-year history of the Vincentian Family, we find so...
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Justice and Mercy on the Way to Love
In the previous meditation, we embarked on an exploration of the somewhat tense if not actually tortured relationship between mercy and justice. We also highlighted the various “station stops” we would make along the way. This first such “station stop” simply seeks...