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Current issues are up front at DePaul University's Offie of Mission and values. You can listen online or download this Vincentian Heritage podcast. Here's a recent one on immigration policy in the United States. This episode is written and read by Rev. Craig Mousin,...
In a great piece of writing, the Vincentian Volunteers of Cincinnati teach us some good information for volunteer recruitment and how to write a great article! There are many misconceptions about doing a year of service. This post looks to dispel some of these myths...
The Vincentian Family is on the move in Africa and Madagascar. In 2009, we were making plans. What follows is an excerpt from "Collaboration in the Vincentian Family: Needs, Expectations, Models," A paper presented by Michael Ngoka, C.M., at the Session for the...
"We're all on a spiritual Journey. The question is whether you're awake to it or not." We've shared a few posts about the women from the Colorado Vincentian Volunteers who have had opportunities for spiritual exploration and discernment recently, but what about the...
Need to tell your story online in a compelling way? Adobe Spark claims to make it easy to do just that. It replaces both Adobe Slate and Adobe Voice, the company's previous creative social apps. Spark consists of a Web app with three main tools—Post, Page, and...
Words of hope about serving can be just the thing to fuel prayer. Katharine Montemurri, Program Coordinator of the Colorado Vincentian Volunteers invited the CVVers who served in New Orleans (see "We can’t wait to hear about their adventures!") to share their...
IT ALL STARTED WITH GRAPES… Little did my parents know what they were doing when they chose not to feed me grapes as a child. Now mind you, I was not too thrilled when we didn’t buy grapes. I quite enjoyed whenever I was at a friend’s house and they had grapes to eat....
Inventive. Inclusive. Humble. Collaborative. These are 4 keys to promoting positive change with the social media tools at your disposal. 1. Take advantage of interactive activism opportunities in online communities. Research shows that people are more likely to...
Saying thank you is slowly slipping away. Don't let it happen to you! Even though a thank you sometimes doesn't elicit the customary response (instead of "you're welcome!" it's more often than not, "No Problem"! Really?) it's part of being receiver and a giver....
God raised up Blessed Frederic, setting him ablaze with the spirit of His love, to encourage groups of lay people in the service of the poor. You should know him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVtZiU3fVrE He was a professor who upheld and communicated the...
