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Life Changes – In Gratitude – Life is a Journey – In God’s Image
Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday August 18, 2015 Dear Vincentians: Welcome to Spain and all new individual members. We are so blessed to belong to such a caring giving family. We are different and live in different parts of the world, but we have a...
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St. Vincent and human trafficking
The slave trade is not a thing of the past. It is simply once again coming out of the shadows. Today we are beginning to hear a lot about trafficking, especially about sex trafficking. Pope Francis draws attention to it in his 2015 World Day of Peace message. Human...
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Connect and Learn: Sisters of Mary of the Miraculous Medal
The congregation of Sisters of Mary of the Miraculous Medal (Krankenjungfrauen or Nursing Sisters of Saint Vincent de Paul) were founded in 1878 in Ljubljana, Slovenia but traces its roots to the 1852 when Sister Leopoldine de Brandis, D.C. (1815-1900), became the...
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Solidarity – Fr. Pat Griffin
Father Patrick Griffin CM reflects on “Solidarity” in his series devoted to Considering Consecrated Life In my last essay, I wrote about “blame” as it arises in the story of Aaron and the golden calf (Exod 32: 1-24). This week, let me deal with an attitude which...
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Giving voice to “Giving Voice-aged people”
In "Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire!" Tracy Kemme, Sister of Charity of Cincinnati, shares with profound honesty her reflections on a recent presentation "Younger Religious in the Time and Place we were Called to live". I must admit that as I read it I...
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Being Authentically Catholic and Vincentian
https://vimeo.com/47463602 Fr. Dennis Holtschneider, CM asks "Every generation has to think about the mission and purpose of the Institution...how are we most authentically Vincentian carrying on the mission that Vincent began?" This is the question that every branch...
Not settling for less
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), August 16, 2015 – Prov 9, 1-6; Eph 5, 15-20; Jn 6, 51-58 Understand what is the will of the Lord (Eph 5, 17) Jesus invites us to a shocking life, which, however, guarantees everlasting life and the resurrection. Jesus does not...
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Generous Heart – Turn Everything to Love – Centering in Christ – According to God’s Will
Generous Heart - Turn Everything to Love - Centering in Christ - According to God's Will Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday August 11, 2015 Dear Vincentian Family: Pray for each other and for those around the globe suffering from natural disaster, fires,...
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Completing Discernment
S. Janet Gildea write of Completing Discernment in the latest issue of E-Voc, the electronic newsletter from the Vocation Team of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati for single women wondering what new thing God is calling forth in their lives. On June 27 two women...
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“Blame” Fr. Patrick Griffin
“Blame” - Fr. Patrick Griffin continues his series "Considering Consecrated Life" Certain stories in our Bible contain lines which seem unexpected and unusual. When I recognize one of these stories being read, I pay more attention to hear that particular line. A...