Aidan R. Rooney, C.M.
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On the Line for Justice in PerĂș
Dear friends at .famvin, I hope you are well. Here's the article about the March for Life in PerĂș: The March for Life is organized by the Archdiocese of Lima. We look to defend life from conception. In this fourth time, around 750,000 people participated. God unites,...
Growth is Part of the Journey #IamVincent
Writing on growth, we hear from Kyle Earlywine (Colorado Vincentian Volunteers â15). Kyle is a Colorado native and DU grad. He served on the Basic Services team at St. Francis Center during CVV and is currently living on the west coast where he and his dad are...
Meet Me at the Mission #IamVincent @DePaulMission
Meet Me at the Mission is a Vincentian Heritage Initiative that invites students to explore what it means to be a Vincentian leader. Often, weâre so caught up in serving â and rightly so â we donât take time out to explore the richness of the Vincentian tradition. At...
#IamVincent Editorial: Is Herstory Invisible?
Herstory[1.Jane Mills, "Womanwords: a dictionary of words about women", 1992, ISBN 0-02-921495-5, p. 118] : history (knowledge obtained by inquiry) written from a feminist perspective, emphasizing the role of women, or told from a woman's point of view. Many have...
Commission on the Status of Women: You can participate!
From March 14 â 24, 2016, the UN Commission on the Status of Women will convene to consider "Womenâs Empowerment and its Link to Sustainable Development." Sr. Teresa Kotturan, SCN of the Sisters of Charity Federation NGO at the UN, invites us to, Engage in the...
It Grabbed Hold of Me #IamVincent @SJUMission
Sometimes that "something" that has grabbed hold of you won't let go. Dennis M. Gallagher writes, These past three and a half years have been one where Iâm grateful to feel more immersed within the Vincentian mission and where I now feel part of the SJU community with...
Now on Social: Get a feed reader for your favorite sites
Do you have favorite sites you go to regularly to feed your soul or keep you updated? Allison Gingras writes, Do you remember where you saw that great article on ⊠well anything, really? I can barely remember where I put my shoes most days never mind keeping straight...
What Day …? a Vincentian Family Calendar
Have you ever asked, âWhat day is that?â A calendar can be a helpful thing. Since we just moved the Solemnity of St. Louise de Marillac from today to May 9, we thought it would be a good thing to remind you that at famvin.org, thereâs a calendar called Vincentian...
Offering Hope to Children Affected by HIV/AIDS #IamVincent @NiagaraUniversity
Hope sometimes is in short supply. Vincentians give many things and struggle for many things. Itâs worth the struggle. This article from Niagara University (text and photos) tells it all. It is 10 o'clock on a Monday night, and New Yorker David Loewenguth, Niagara...
Journey to Discovery: #IamVincent @AdamsonUniversity
In "A Journey to Discovery: Volunteering, the Vincentian Way," Jan Roelrey Tecson of Adamson University writes about "...life-changing experience was so striking that I continued to join the summer missions even after I graduated from Adamson." Many thanks to Pamela...