Aidan R. Rooney, C.M.
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Thinking of a new design for your Web Site?
Design matters now more than ever before. Because it's all about your users. Your site needs to be attractive, easy to navigate, and nice to look at! You want users to be able to share input, and to communicate with one another. You want to promote "community." Here...
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Vincentian Youth at WYD2016: A Gallery
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The “Mystique” and the “Mystic”
One says mystique and the other says mystic. How do we understand a Vincent who liked to use this motto: "Action is our entire task," and then would add, “Perfection does not come from ecstasy but rather from doing the will of God.” (SV 11:41. 317). Contemplative in...
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Behind World Youth Day: Facts
As close to 2,000,000 youth gather in Cracovia for World Youth Day, it's good to remember from where many have come, and what the world situation looks like. Facts: Youth are a significant group in the world. The number of youth between the ages of 15 and 24 is 1.1...
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#famvin400 Praying with a Broken Heart
When people say they have a broken heart, they have entered a deep poverty. They pray, and sometimes there's no answer. Vincentians are called to serve body and spirit. Listen to this Sarah Hart song. https://youtu.be/WBecGxKmEKM [box type="tick" size="large"...
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Are you Connected?
Are you connected? If you haven't downloaded it yet, the World Youth Day App -- Called Pilgrim -- is available for download. Don't miss out! Direct links for Android and Apple below.... Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app_wyd.layout&hl=en...
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A Day to Hear the Call #VYD2016 #EJV2016 #WDM2016 #EIJV2016
It was a day dedicated to hearing the call. At Morning Mass -- livestreamed by .famvin's Tomasz Zielinski on Facebook famvinEurope-- Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, C.M., Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and of the Company of the Daughters of Charity (and...
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Broken Open and Rebuilt
I find that people have a keen sense of recognizing when something significant has happened in a person’s life, and that they want to ask about it. The problem, however is often –words. “How was your semester abroad?” “How was the wedding? “The funeral?” “What was...
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#VYD2016 #EJV2016 #FAMVIN2016 Gracias/Thanks/Merci Karl!
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They’re Arriving! Vincentian Youth Days Begin
The Vincentian Youth Days -- a celebration before World Youth Day in Krakow -- kicked off today. Since the Rome meeting in 2000, World Youth Day has been accompanied by gatherings of Vincentian youth from all over the world. Our Polish sisters and brothers are...