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Faith was on the march! In his homily at World Youth Day (WYD), an international gathering of Catholic youth, His Holiness Pope Francis encouraged the millions of young people participating in Kraków, Poland, this summer to “believe in a new humanity” that’s stronger...
Institutions and organizations have a character all their own. Some call it a culture. Among the many factors which can transform institutions (or keep them faithful to their core values) is the presence of what Jon Katzenbach, Carolin Oelschlegel, and James Thomas...
Self-worth is not a phrase that would have been much discussed in the 17th century. You're not going to find it in the lexicon of St. Vincent. But the concept was not foreign to him. He knew that of human worth (and because of that, self-worth) was founded on what God...
Sometimes two goals can work hand in hand. Mixing educational experience with concrete and valuable service is a hallmark of the Niagara University experience. Niagara University and Hand in Hand for Haiti signed a formal agreement in September 2014 in which NU...
Yes, we all want return visitors to our web and social media sites. 50 First Dates is a movie where a girl has short-term memory loss and every day, she forgets the guy she’s dating. He has to re-introduce himself every day and make her fall in love with him...
“In this life, we cannot always do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” - Mother Theresa VLM’s moto is to “do one thing, do something.” Ethiopia has previously been stereotyped as a country that has had many problems. Although there may be some...
The Olympics should be a joyful event. But when jealousy, racism, bullying and meanness get together, it's a bad mix. Her hair, her patriotism -- all objects of criticism. Instead of celebrating with this wonderful young woman, parts of the world -- especially the...
Ellie grew up never having a place to call home. From the age of four she lived with her grandma and stayed in various flats and even a squat. Her grandma then felt she could no longer look after Ellie and sent her back to live with her mother. Ellie’s mum moved them...
While it may seem like half the world is chasing Pokemon right now, the other half is not even on the Internet. About 3.9 billion people, or 53 percent of the population, will still be offline at the end of this year, the International Telecommunication Union...
Listening is a skill that takes practice. by Chris Morgan, Colorado Vincentian Volunteers [Chris is a Denver native, studying Theology with the Benedictines in the wilds of central Minnesota. While in CVV he worked with Slow Food Denver & Cooking Matters.] As a...
