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On this happy day of Sr. Ellen Reilly’s vows, I hold out to you what might seem to be a strange topic: fasting. It’s got somber associations with negative things like restraint and refraining and penance. How does all that fit into an upbeat event like this? For one...
Nine days of quotes from, and prayers to, Saint Vincent de Paul, courtesy of the Daughters of Charity of Australia. Choose either the full desktop version or the mobile-friendly version of this presentation. Editor's note: Some may remember that St. Vincent's feast...
SIMPLICITY AND LIFE’S JOURNEY Essay on_Simplicity by Sister Thérèse Haywood DC, Province of Australia Simplicity comes from the Latin roots sine (without) and caries (decay), or sine and cero (to smear or coat). Therefore we gain the understanding of simplicity as...
The graphic tells much of the story of the AIC Assembly in Action as it focused on its strengths and moves forward toward its 400th anniversary. Acts ASD 2015 - EN-Text-NB Program for the 2015 Assembly in Guatemala Monday, March 23 - We all have our unique strengths...
Many in the Vincentian Family are realizing the importance of telling the Vincentian Story. "Tell your Vincentian Story - the beginnings of an oral history" describes the innovative way used by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to encourage members to tell their...
In “A Note to Vincentians” Father Patrick Griffin, CM continues his series of reflections "Considering Consecrated Life" Laudato Si’ merits a close and careful reading by Vincentians. Many, many paragraphs reflect a concern for the poor. With this encyclical Francis...
Dave Barringer CEO of the SVDP in the United States writes July 2, 2015 of his 20 sec0nds with the Pope... If you had just 20 seconds to spend with Pope Francis, what would you say? We all have our daydreams of what we might tell the Pope, the president or another...
"Pope visits slums" - taking it personally as a Vincentian Pope Francis on Sunday (June 12th) began his final day in Paraguay with a visit to the Banado Norte slum in the capital, Asuncion. I have seen similar headlines about each of the Pope's visits. But being a...
(The development professional were certain that indoor water faucets would aid development but )....had development professionals not instantly assumed that walking to a well was a burden, they might have realized that the water faucets installed inside houses in a...
Karl Michael Hila offers a Facebook report on the SVDP meeting to elect new President. International Executive Committee and Permanent Section meeting of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul attended by almost 50 leaders from 6 continents of the world (Africa,...
