Aidan R. Rooney, C.M.
Author
![COVIVO Blind Cafe Reflections #2](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/05/covivo.blind-cafej-FEATURED.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
COVIVO Blind Cafe Reflections #2
Colorado Vincentian Volunteers had the pleasure of hosting The Blind Café Experience for about 70 of our incredible #CVVAlum and current volunteers. It was a powerful evening of dinner in the dark, rich conversation, an active music listening experience, and of course, lots of companionship.
![Video or text?](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/05/video-communication.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Video or text?
Video not only adds value to everyday organizational communication, it personalizes internal communications in a way that can have a big impact on our Vincentian “corporate” culture.
![Top 10 Social Sites](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/05/top-10-list.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Top 10 Social Sites
Most of this top 10 list probably won’t come as much of a surprise, but there are a few newer platforms here that you may not have heard of but should get to know if you’re immersed in the digital marketing industry.
![COVIVO Blind Cafe Reflections #2](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/05/covivo.blind-cafej-FEATURED.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
COVIVO Blind Cafe Reflections #1
Colorado Vincentian Volunteers had the pleasure of hosting The Blind Café Experience for about 70 of our incredible #CVVAlum and current volunteers. It was a powerful evening of dinner in the dark, rich conversation, an active music listening experience, and of course, lots of companionship.
![Lay Missionary Life: Bits here and there](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/05/covivo-missionary.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Lay Missionary Life: Bits here and there
Each local missionary community develops its own communal commitments, and develops its own plan for life — in prayer, in witness, in evangelization.
![Instagram Tips](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/05/engaging-instagram-content.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Instagram Tips
To create engaging content on Instagram, show users how to fulfill the mission in their life. Friends like to get ideas and see what strategies that they use fit with yours…
![Community First!](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/04/community.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Community First!
So what does this mean for us in our daily lives? Where can we have compassion outside of our circles in order to build community? Are we really in tune with the needs of our community members?
![Mass Movement or Small Groups?](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/04/groups.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Mass Movement or Small Groups?
There is significant human development to be done before we try to build large movements. He suggests that there are five reasons to postpone this development and focus on small groups.
![Seeking Info: A Campus Chat](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/04/nu-chat.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Seeking Info: A Campus Chat
The Catholic Bishop of Buffalo NY, Most Rev. Richard J. Malone met with Vincentian students from Niagara University for a “Campus Chat”. Topics included: gun violence, suffering, gluten-free hosts, and outreach to neighbors in need.
![Freedom for Nicaragua](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/04/Untitled-1.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Freedom for Nicaragua
We are asking prayers for the people in Nicaragua, especially for the students who are in the Church, the Vincentian Priests, and the sisters (Daughters of Charity) who live next to the church.