Aidan R. Rooney, C.M.
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Make someone else’s day a little better #IamVincent @NiagaraUniv
She's making someone's life a little better. Megan Rogers, a sophomore business major at Niagara University, has been named a 2016 Newman Civic Fellow for demonstrating outstanding leadership and civic engagement. Megan is among 218 students in the country to receive...
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I hate using the word client ’cause #IamVincent @DePaulMission
Client? This story was created on June 14th, in Golden, Colorado. It was created during the year end retreat for the Colorado Vincentian Volunteers. Find out more about their organization: http://www.covivo.org/ https://youtu.be/ayQmv4Salu4
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I’m ready now, ’cause #IamVincent
When is someone ready to lead? In 2010, Bill George of the Harvard Business School said this: In retrospect, it seems obvious people weren't responding to "top down" leadership. Why not? The craftsman-apprentice model has been replaced...
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Another new voice from the United Nations
In our Vincentian Family office at the UN we are creating opportunities for different members of the family to come and experience the kind of work we do here. One important group target for us is the young members of our family. This year we had already students from...
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Vincentians Walk Everywhere @SJUMission
On our campus at St. John’s University, Vincentians walk everywhere, says Victoria O’Keefe. Religious can be found leading prayer on the athletic courts and fields, teaching in the front of classrooms, and working in the campus ministry office. Students are performing...
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Collaboration Networks in the Vincentian Family
Five years ago, Forbes magazine published an article entitled, "From Social Networks to Collaboration Networks: The Next Evolution of Social Media for Business." To re-purpose a key phrase of this article (underlined sections are my variations), the biggest value that...
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Vincentian Family in Ecuador: Connect and Learn
News from the Vincentian Family in Ecuador. Please remember to pray for our brothers and sisters. "The future of humanity is in the hands of those who can give future generations reasons for life and hope" (II Vatican Council). The new Coordinating Team of the...
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Be Vincentians of Wherever
Not connected to any particular group or branch anymore? Don't think you have time to join now? Be a Vincentian from where you are. You may have been reading about the initiatives of the Vincentian Family at the United Nations here on famvin.org. You can do something...
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Niagara University Hosts Social Justice Conference, Announces New Diversity Initiatives
Since the 1960s, the Western New York region has borne witness to many teachable points of inspiration regarding racial equality and social justice. The most recent occurred April 15-16 at Niagara University during an intergenerational forum, “Fostering Racial and...
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Forgiveness Will Save Your Life #IamVincent
The simplicity is profound... says Rachael Hudak. #RachaelisVincent. https://youtu.be/4XNZlKfHq64