Aidan R. Rooney, C.M.
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Now on Social: Millennial Journal
The Millennial Journal is one great way to feed your soul. They’re at Facebook and Twitter as well. They have a key mission in today's world. Millennial is an online journal and blog that provides world-class Catholic opinion and analysis on the most pressing issues...
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Vincentians of Wherever: Relationships—Can’t shake ‘em!
Josh Wise, who talks to us about significant relationships, is a Louisiana native that joined the Colorado Vincentian Volunteers (CVV) in the summer of 2008. He worked with Archdiocesan Housing and the Mary Lucy computer Lab & Neighborhood Network Center. He has...
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Another Ministry Opportunity in the Family
We promised we would be posting any ministry opportunity that came our way. Here’s another: Wanted - Coordinator of Care and Community Life for an assisted living and nursing facility in Wellesley, Massachusetts (USA). Mount Saint Vincent is a retirement residence for...
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Vincentians of Wherever: Alexis Fuentes
You find Vincentians in cities, towns, schools, cafes... wherever. In a recent interview in a cafe in northern New Jersey, Alexis Fuentes, a former Missionary Cenacle Volunteer, spoke with me about her connection to the Vincentian Family and a bit of her life now....
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SSVP: A Voice for the Poor in Ireland
Slow economic recovery in Ireland has pushed the leader of the Society in Ireland to raise his voice for the poor. The Irish Times reports, “Geoff Meagher, national president of St Vincent de Paul (SVP), said the organisation is seeing an “alarming level” of calls...
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Ministry Opportunities in the Family
One of the outcomes of the Vincentian Family Gathering in Denver, Colorado (USA) in 2015 was the desire to know about possible ministry openings within the Vincentian Family. As we try to move that project forward, we’ll be posting any opportunities that come our way....
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Vincentians of Wherever: Kelly Fitzpatrick
Serving is a big part of what it means to be a Vincentian, wherever you are. To put yourself on the side of God’s poorest, and to reflect on that experience is what has helped us understand our charism throughout the centuries. Anyone can serve, but to peer more...
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Talk to us in the New Year!
It's time for New Year's resolutions, and .famvin wants you to talk to us! So make your resolutions this year: I will comment on every article I read. I will use the "send us news" link to share news, events, photos, videos, formation materials with the Vincentian...
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Living in Community || Ministering in Groups
In all the Vincentian Family, we either minister in groups, in communities, or families. On this Feast of the Holy Family, I though I would share some ideas on how this can function more fruitfully. St. Vincent de Paul had something to say, and contemporary thinkers...
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What Can I Give?
https://youtu.be/kjRXIiZ8bs0 This is to give the greatest gift: to go out from ones self and to enter the world of the “other,” is to understand the meaning of Christmas. For this journey, there are five virtues, seen by Vincent as those characteristic of Jesus,...