Javier F. Chento
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![“To be a community entails supporting one another”: Address of the Holy Father at “(Re)Thinking Europe”](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/11/201711rethinking-europe.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
“To be a community entails supporting one another”: Address of the Holy Father at “(Re)Thinking Europe”
“In our day, Christians are called to revitalize Europe and to revive its conscience, not by occupying spaces — this would be proselytizing — but by generating processes capable of awakening new energies in society,” Pope Francis said on the evening of last Saturday...
![The Grace of the Stranger Welcoming Me](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/07/famvin-default-social-cell.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Grace of the Stranger Welcoming Me
Let me tell you about an encounter I had last weekend. I drove to Plymouth, Massachusetts Friday for a meeting Saturday of the Sisters of Charity Federation Associates from the Boston area. I was co-facilitating the meeting. Plymouth is where the Pilgrims aboard the...
![The 400th Symposium as was lived by the Congregation of the Brothers CMM](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/10/2017102017-10-FamVin-Symposium-groepsfoto.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The 400th Symposium as was lived by the Congregation of the Brothers CMM
A symposium of the Vincentian Family took place in Rome from 12 to 15 October. The theme was: ‘welcoming the stranger’. Thousands of delegates from the many branches of the Vincentian Family gathered from all over the world to celebrate the anniversary year ‘400 Years...
![Ralph Middlecamp Elected National President of the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/10/201710Ralph-Middlecamp-fb.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Ralph Middlecamp Elected National President of the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul
ST. LOUIS – Ralph Middlecamp was elected national president of the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul. He will be the 13th national president of the U.S. Society and will serve a six-year term. Middlecamp has a 30-year history with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul....
![Symposium 2017 • Testimonies from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and people involved in the earthquake in Italy](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/10/201710Antonio-Gianfico.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Symposium 2017 • Testimonies from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and people involved in the earthquake in Italy
Antonio Gianfico, National President of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, presented testimonies during the papal audience at the Symposium of the Vincentian Family, the 14th of October, the work of solidarity that the Vincentians had don in favor of those affected...
![Every Catholic An Apostle: A new book on the Life of Thomas A. Judge, CM, 1868-1933](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/11/father-judge-facebook.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Every Catholic An Apostle: A new book on the Life of Thomas A. Judge, CM, 1868-1933
A new biography of Fr. Judge, "Every Catholic An Apostle" by William L. Portier, is available from mid-October, in English, and a Spanish translation is being prepared to be available in the Spring of 2018. Born in Boston of immigrant parents, Thomas A. Judge, CM...
![Aida Baladi: testimony of a Vincentian at Symposium 2017](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/10/201710Aida-Baladi.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Aida Baladi: testimony of a Vincentian at Symposium 2017
We invite you to reflect upon the witness of Aida Baladi, president of the Vincentian Marian Youth of Syria, during the audience with Pope Francis, at the recent Vincentian Family Symposium in Rome, on October 14th. In the name of the Father, the Son and the...
![McGreevy Presents Famvin Homeless Alliance to the Vincentian Family](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/10/201710Mark-McGreevy.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
McGreevy Presents Famvin Homeless Alliance to the Vincentian Family
During the audience with His Holiness, Pope Francis, on the 14th of October, the members of the Vincentian Family from all parts of the world were present at the launching of an initiative to combat homelessness. Mark McGreevy, Executive Director “Depaul...
![Video of the Prayer Vigil for the 400th anniversary (Rome, October 14)](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/10/201710vigilia-14-octubre-simposio.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Video of the Prayer Vigil for the 400th anniversary (Rome, October 14)
In the incomparable setting of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, on October 14, in the afternoon, the Vincentian Family lived together a wonderful moment of prayer that joined thousands of participants in the Symposium of the Vincentian Family, as well as...
![Video from the Vincentian Family Encounter with Pope Francis at #famvin400](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/10/papal-audience-20171014.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Video from the Vincentian Family Encounter with Pope Francis at #famvin400
In the unique setting of St. Peter's Square in Rome, today 14 October more than 10,000 members of the Vincentian Family from all over the world have had a very special encounter with Pope Francis. Our day began in the morning, when lay and consecrated members of the...