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A Canadian View: A Time for Change
As we see the changes nature provides to us, perhaps all Vincentians can take this time to examine how we might be open to some personal and organizational changes.
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What Happens When People Have Housing – Online Event Recap
On Thursday, October 28, the Vincentian Family at the UN presented a Parallel Event of Urban October, “What Happens When People Have Housing? Better City—Better Life.”
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Communal Spirit
What is the goal of a Vincentian? To meet God in the service of those who need it most. But being a Vincentian is a community vocation.
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Formation Opportunity for Lay Associates
The Vincentian Family Ministry team of the Daughters of Charity Province of St. Louise is planning an in-person Vincentian Family session in Emmitsburg, Maryland March 31 – April 3, 2022.
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Bringing smiles to Tanzania with the “13 Houses” Campaign
For this widow and mother of four living in Mtindu, Tanzania, the Campaign has represented a chance for a new beginning and a better life for herself and her children.
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Vincentians as Promoters of Employment
Blessed Frederic Ozanam pronounced his well-known sentence: “The order of society rests on two truths: justice and charity.” Undoubtedly, promoting decent work is a duty of justice and charity.
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Join the Journey
Through an online presentation, you will be inspired on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 12 p.m., as you hear stories of ways the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth transform lives through their ministries.
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Your choice! – “Bridge” or “soft incarceration”?
I have read about the need for shelters and rapid rehousing. But Robert Davis, writing for Invisible People, captured an insight in two metaphors – “Bridge” and “soft incarceration.”
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Online Event: Better City Better Life – Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience
This side event will include and amplify the voices of individuals and families who have experienced homelessness and poverty, and their suggestions for “Better City, Better Life.”
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Welcoming New DePaul International CEO, Matthew Carter
Matthew joined Depaul International as CEO in September 2021, bringing with him over thirty years of experience working across the international humanitarian sector.