Aidan R. Rooney, C.M.
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Who are the Homeless? #IamVincent
As we prepare to launch a major initiative to serve the homeless populations of the world, the Vincentian family needs to know the answer to the question, "Who are the homeless?" Then we need to share the truth. Steve Lopez of the LA Times paints a clear picture....
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Using Promoted Tweets to Connect with the World
Promoted Tweets are regular Tweets with the added bonus that they can reach more people who are interested in your mission. They should be used to place your best content in front of the audience that matters to you at the right time. If your goal is to drive a...
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Tags and Categories on Blogs: What are they?
These little words at the beginning and end of an article. Tags and categories. Categories allow for a broad grouping of post topics, but when you wanted to describe a post in more specific terms, more categories were required. That led to very long category lists...
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Becoming a Unicorn in Lent
Change. A word that we throw around a lot. To make or become different. An act or process through which something becomes different. In the startup tech space that I work in now, change is often viewed as something highly desired. In fact, everyone is looking for that...
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You are Invited: Symposium of the Vincentian Family 2017
March 8, 2017 Dear Members of the Vincentian Family, May the grace and peace of Jesus be always with us! It is with great joy that I invite you to come to Rome on the weekend of October 12 – 15, 2017 for a Vincentian Family Symposium. Our Jubilee theme “Welcome the...
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He Leads People to the Poor: Bill Sweeney #IamVincent
Bill Sweeney could easily say, "I am Vincent." He's got Vincent's heart and Vincent's style: he leads people to the poor. https://youtu.be/9QhUwo7UPbY Parishioners at St. Francis de Sales Church, Belle Harbor, NY (USA) gather for a Lenten dinner. Young and old, Bill...
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Get to Know: Hannah Brock
As the Anniversary Year committee has adopted an initiative to combat homelessness for this year and beyond, it's good to get to know people who work in this line. Depaul International is an acknowledged leader and member of the Vincentian Family. Vincentians of...
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What About Using Facebook “Stories” for Vincentian Quotes? Vincent says…
Yeah! All over the world, Vincentian quotes on Facebook stories.... Facebook says... The feature lets people share videos and photographs in the Facebook app, which will appear on top of the News Feed. After 24 hours, the Facebook Stories also disappear. Facebook...
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Angie Panelo is a Youth Leader!
March 31. Philippines. Angie Panelo, who is a member of the SSVP PH National Youth Committee heads for the Vatican this weekend, together with our dear Fr. Conegundo B. Garganta. She has become an acknowledged world youth leader! Vincentian of... wherever? The...
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God is Good #IamVincent
"There was one week in December when I felt like everything went wrong." Vincent would have known what you're talking about! He said, "Your soul will be blessed, Sister, if you bear patiently the troubles of mind and body His Providence sends you, or which come to you...