Aidan R. Rooney, C.M.
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#IamVincent: SSVP London
Who is SSVP London? Probably not too different from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in any location around the globe. SSVP London is dedicated to serving the immediate needs of the poor in the London community. In 2015, we were able to provide over 7000 adults and...
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Step it Up for Gender Equality — U.N. Initiative
AIC's Natalie Monteza was Facebooking up a storm on International Women's Day (March 8). Guillermo Campuzano, C.M. -- the C.M. representative at the United Nations -- wrote me about this, too. Here's a good summary of what the U.N. is up to. Senior United Nations...
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Down the Tubes. #IamVincent #WeAretheChurch
Down the tubes. Down the drain. Commentaries by many say that is the future of the Church. But Vincentians know better. Vincentians are the Church. And the Church is growing and healthy. In an article on HuffPost filled with both hope and desperation, Kevin Wright and...
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The Tweetable Pope
Tweetable. It means that the things you say can capture the imagination in 140 characters or less! Certainly, Pope Francis qualifies. MillenialJournal, which characterizes itself as "young Catholics -- ancient faith -- new century," has published an interview with...
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Vincentians of Wherever: Teachers
Coming from a family of many teachers, it would seem fairly routine for me to be in a teaching program. However, until my experience as a Gateway Vincentian Volunteer (’09-’10), education was never something I had considered. I initially joined GVV looking to do...
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I Dance and #IamVincent @NiagaraAlumni
Dance. It's another way to serve. It's Vincentian when a Vincentian does it. Kristin Smiley, Niagara University alumna and alumna of another program with Vincentian roots, has been dancing for as long as she can remember. She currently serves as the Assistant Director...
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Vincentians in Action #IamVincent @DePaul
Vincentians in Action at DePaul University held a successful night of reflection as students and community partners came together to perform and share their passion for social justice and service through art, dance, song, spoken word, poetry and other forms of...
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#IamVincent: Self examination
Lent is a time for self examination. On his blog, self-described, “Writer. Performer. Youth worker. Educator. What I know is eclipsed by what I don't. Working and writing for justice in all the ways I know how. Radical imagination. I'm coming for whiteness” Michael...
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Encourage World Leaders to Sign Climate Change Agreement
On December 11, 195 nations reached an agreement in Paris which could save the planet—The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This Agreement, however, will not take effect unless a sufficient number of member states officially sign onto it between...
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One Day Dialogues: #IamVincent @StJohn’s
One Day Dialogues are a program of the St. John's University School of Law, fostering open dialogue on Race, Justice, and the Law. We can't forget that part of the Vincentian struggle for systemic change is to reveal the structures of oppression that still exist in...