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The Giver in the Gift – Fr. Tom McKenna
“The Giver In The Gift” - From what to who [Jn. 6, 24-35] Some years ago, there was a bestselling book entitled “My Grandfather’s Blessing.” It was about a relationship between a Jewish girl and her grandparent, who happened to be a Rabbi. As a sidebar theme, it...
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Praying with the Vincent de Paul Society
Resources for Praying with the Vincent de Paul Society St. Vincent De Paul Society Prayers Booklet* PDF St. Vincent De Paul Society Opening Prayer Powerpoint PDF St. Vincent De Paul Society Closing Prayer Powerpoint PDF Prayers for the St. Vincent De Paul...
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Solving Poverty: A Revolutionary Approach
Systemic change has many names. This article "The Rise of Antipoverty Relational Work" uses terminology, "relational work", not familiar to most in the Vincentian Family, to describe nonprofits revolutionary change in approach to solutions to poverty. Whatever the...
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Vincentian Perspectives on Evangelization
Father Celestino Fernández, CM presented Vincentian Perspectives on Evangelization in the context of his presentation "Vincentian Contributions to the New Evangelization". The full talk was presented to the participants gathered at the IV General Assembly of the...
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How to enlarge the circle of solidarity and draw attention to human needs
Is a publicity campaign the way Vincent would do things?
Dissatisfied Socrates
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), August 2, 2015 – Ex 16, 2-4. 12-15; Eph 4, 17. 20-24; Jn 6, 24-35 Put on the new self (Eph 4, 24) Jesus fully reveals God’s will for us. Those who are looking for Jesus do something good. The only thing they lack is a better...
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Hear His Voice – Love Letters from God – Modeling Jesus – Hoarding is not a Gospel Value
Hear His Voice - Love Letters from God – Modeling Jesus - Hoarding is not a Gospel Value Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday July 28, 2015 Dear Vincentian Family: Pray for the desire to experience God’s new life and a willingness to be healed and transformed....
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Serve: the Vincentian Family in Slovakia – Fight against Hunger
The Vincentian Family in Slovakia is mostly bound together thanks to the nationwide collection called Fight against Hunger which is realized via selling gingerbread hearts. The yield from the selling is meant to support the poor from Haiti, Honduras, Ukraine, Albania...
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Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul – Vincentgiri, Mananthavady (SCV)
A third of the world's poor live in India, one of the most unequal societies in the world where poverty remains entrenched and widespread. Realizing the need in India the Congregation of The Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul started their mission in India,...
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Laudato Si and the “Preferential Option for the Poor”
“Preferential Option for the Poor” is the latest reflection by Fr. Pat Griffin in his series Considering Consecrated Life Laudato Si’ has justifiably gotten a lot of attention. The emphasis in this document concerning the physical suffering of the poor because of the...