Aidan R. Rooney, C.M.
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The Future is Without Apps: Now on Social
The future is without apps, or so they say.... We may soon no longer need to install apps with help from Google and Apple. “There’s an App for That.” You've heard it. It’s the trademarked slogan that defined the mobile world since 2008. Surely, apps seemed to be the...
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I Wish I’d Said That: Vincentians of Wherever
I wish I’d said that. We can learn from other people and imitate their virtues. That’s why we tell stories of Vincentians of Wherever. This little excerpt from Jack Melito’s, "Saint Vincent de Paul: Windows on his Vision" tells us why we should tell contemporary...
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#IamVincent and I #TeachforAmerica @NiagaraUniv
Emma Pullano, a Niagara University senior, has been accepted into the TeachForAmerica program. Teach For America is a national nonprofit working to expand educational opportunities for low-income students. Corps members commit to teach for two years in high-need urban...
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Transformation, I Got What I Came For #Iam Vincent @DePaulMission
Georgianna Torres Reyes recounts an encounter in the Chapel at Rue de sèvres in this simple video. #GiorgiannaisVincent How have you been changed by your encounters with people who have been marginalized? How has your personal history helped or hindered your...
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Find a need. Ask what you can do to help. And do it. #IamVincent
Just do it. You know it as Nike's® motto. It's the phrase that Society of St. Vincent de Paul member Nick Volk has made his mantra, and his advice to any prospective or current volunteer. Volk has little patience for people who say they’d like to volunteer but they...
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Human rights in Haiti
Guillermo Campuzano, CM, the Congregation of the Mission's representative to the United Nations, writes... The Vincentian Family at the United Nations is part of a coalition of NGOs called the Working Group on Mining. This coalition prepared, after much consultation...
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A Vocation of Prayer #IamVincent @SJUMission
About her vocation to prayer, Andrea Pinnavaia writes from St. Johns... The deeper I delve into my vocation as a Vincentian, the more I am drawn into caring for the poor through prayer. People who are truly people of prayer will be inspired to serve and be drawn into...
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Welcome to the new famvin in French!
The new french language edition of the .famvin network at famvin.org/francais and its news site, famvin.org/fr are active, thanks to the .famvin team! Due to the excellent work of Father Claude Lautissier, C.M., we have a firm foundation upon which to build. We will...
Now on Social: Fundraising for Good
Throughout the Vincentian world, laudable projects go unfunded or underfunded. It's not because of the lack of resources available. It's often because of the failure to provide people with the opportunities to give "to their heart's desire." Online fundraising is a...
MISEVI: Mission in Service the Vincentian Way
MISEVI = MIsioneros SEglares VIcencianos. It means “Vincentian Lay Missionaries in Spanish. But in the USA, MISEVI is more than just the Vincentian Lay Missionaries-USA. It’s a host of young adult Vincentian Volunteers groups and experiences. So, MISEVI USA has...