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Systemic change must be guided by good analysis. Teaching, learning and doing that analysis is part of the mission of a Vincentian university. Dr. Jim Kling, associate professor of management at Niagara University, and Alex Keller, ’15, recently had the paper,...
There are many factors at work which frustrate efforts at systemic change. One of them is racism. Toure, a regular blogger at vice.com writes For some white people, whiteness seems less economically valuable than it was decades ago. It's as if white privilege doesn't...
How are Vincentian Parishes doing? https://youtu.be/4fllasWmJEE
The Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, and the International Confederation of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul are organizing an exhibition of photos from 18 to 23 September, at the 36th session of the Human Rights Council, on the...
The most recent issue of Vincentian Heritage is available for downloading both Mobi and PDF formats. Follow this link to their main page or click the image below where the download can be found by scrolling down. Vincentian Heritage is a peer-reviewed journal...
A LETTER TO MY YOUNG FRIENDS IN THE VINCENTIAN FAMILY Dear friends: Two hundred posts ago, I wrote: Just like you, my life is shaped by Vincent; in a real sense, however small, I am Vincent. So are you. I met some of you for the first time at the USA/Canada Vincentian...
What do you see as the qualities of good leaders? Integrity and honesty - never compromise these. They have a passion for success, wanting to be competitive and come out on top. They have compassion for their people, getting to know them and their families. Great...
Good website design should improve the reach of your news. Marcia Riefer Johnston of the Content Marketing Institute writes, When I say, “website design,” what comes to mind? Graphic design? Interface design? User experience design? How about analytics design? That’s...
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH: USA — Feeding the hungry, teaching marketable skills to those who need employment, offering utility payments for someone who has lost a job – all of these are undertaken by local lay men and women and religious women who have the Vincentian...
The sun was rising on an early March morning in 2016, and Rosemarie Merrill was in the driveway, getting ready to leave for the long trek from Durant, Mississippi, to her home near Boston. She had been visiting her sister, Sr. Paula Merrill, a member of the Sisters of...
