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The Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Canada has a nice collaboration with business going. Lynn L'Heuereux, through our "Send in News" link writes, "The owner and staff of Craft Beer Market donated $10,00.00 to Christmas Hampers to three cities in Canada. Calgary...
Remember Mary is the theme of the January edition of E-Voc, the monthly newsletter of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. The month of January begins with the feast of Mary, the Mother of God. She is the doorway through which we enter into the New Year. How...
"Be Happy" is the theme of this week's reflection by Father Patrick Griffin in his series Considering Consecrated Life Although we have moved on culturally, liturgically we remain in the Christmas Season. In these next days, rarely will you or I wish someone a “Merry...
This month, Pope Francis declared the Jubilee Year of Mercy commencing on December 8, and in a few short days, January marks Poverty Awareness Month as sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). As Vincentians, focused on ways to minimize and...
A Stranger and You Welcomed Me - National Migration Week, January 3-9, 2016 In the Gospel of Matthew (25:35) Jesus tells his disciples, "I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink,...
Have you made any New Year’s resolutions for 2016? If not, there's still time, and Pope Francis has some ideas for you. These are the ten things that he called upon Vatican employees to do: 1. “Take care of your spiritual life, your relationship with God, because this...
When Vincentians think of forced labor, the image may come to mind of our Co-Founder relieving a debilitated galley slave in the 1947 movie, “Monsieur Vincent.” Centuries later, the plight of forced laborers calls us not only to come to their aid, but also to end...
Reflections on the AIC Charter In preparation for the 400th anniversary of the International Association of Charities (AIC), a new AIC document, the AIC Charter, has been drafted. This document will replace the Basic Document, published in 1981 and updated in 2001....
Mercy was a motivating factor behind each of the charitable works of St. Vincent and the early Congregation of the Mission, Daughters and Ladies of Charity. In this Jubilee Year of Mercy Frederic's E-Gazette raises an excellent End-of-Year question, which is...
January 4: Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton In 1809 Elizabeth Ann Seton established the first congregation of religious Sisters to be founded in the United States. They were dedicated to the care and education of the children of the poor. This was their connection...
