Aidan R. Rooney, C.M.
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Make a Difference! #IamVincent @NiagaraUniversity
From Ana Davila, a junior Social Work major at Niagara University: When applying to college, I wanted service and Catholicism. Niagara University fit everything I desired, and I felt as if God was pushing me toward NU. Since being at Niagara, I have had many...
If #IamVincent can I be a Spectator?
Alejandro Magaña produced this digital story in a workshop on July 19-20, 2012 at DePaul University... https://youtu.be/JQYyckQ0zE0
#IamVincent: Transformative Experiences
"A personally transformative experience involves an experience that transforms the self, the subjective preferences, or the epistemic states of a knower in some deep and perhaps even unpredictable way." A transformative experience working in health and advocacy, this...
Allow yourself to be lead #IamVincent @SJUMission
Bro. Mike Sheerin, FMS, Campus Minister, St. Johnâs University, writes: âAllow yourself to be led by the Lord. He will direct all things through you. Trust him and following his example, always act humbly, gently, and in good faith.â St. Vincent DePaul. St. Vincent...
Now on Social: Evangelize like a Pro!
To evangelize doesn't mean only reading from the Bible. Social media trends ought to concern the âprofessional evangelizer. To all of you who manage webs, Facebook pages, twitter accounts...whatever... this is for you! As of January 2015, 80% of Internet users own a...
Association Louise de Marillac – Connect and Learn
The âAssociation Louise de Marillacâ belongs to the larger âVincentian Familyâ and is totally dedicated to the cause of elderly abandoned people. Its members are lay volunteers who devote some of their time to look after these old people, under the supervision of the...
When We Go… to the Poor #IamVincent @StJohnsU
When we go to visit the poor we should so identify with them that we share their sufferings. We should have the same attitude as the great apostle who said omnibus omnia factus sum, I make myself all to all, so completely that the words of the prophet would not apply...
Now on Social: Busted Halo for Triduum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HugMM_3FfnI&feature=youtu.be&t=40s Catholic Christian belief is that all Godâs children are âsaints in the making.â Everyone is called to aspire toward the holiness and selflessness of a Mother Teresa or Saint Francis. At the...
Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity
Rev. Thomas Augustine Judge, CM, founder of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity, was ordained a Vincentian priest in Philadelphia in 1899. On April 11, 1909, at a meeting at St. John the Baptist Parish in Brooklyn, New York, six women responded to his...
Vincentians of Wherever: Foodies
Can Vincentians be foodies? The charism is expressed in a variety of ways! An eye-catching retrofitted bus rolled onto an empty lot in St. Louisâ near north side Saturday to offer up fresh produce and the ingredients for sweet potato chili. The visit launched the...