John Freund, CM
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“Do we unintentionally ignore the good will inherent in other faiths.”
Dave Barringer, CEO of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, at the end of this reflection wonders whether "we unintentionally ignore the good will inherent in other faiths." He is currently in Rome at the invitation of the US Bishops for a three day event with Buddhist...
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Corrected – Registration Denver Vincentian Family Meeting
Somehow the information for registration for the Denver Meeting of the Vincentian Family has gone missing. Here is correct information with functioning links! From the above website.... Conference Information Dates and Times(Mountain): October 23-25th, 2015 2:30 pm on...
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Historic meeting of 22 Vincentian Bishops
For the first time ever all of the Vincentian Bishops were invited to meet in Rome. From June 23-25 twenty-two of the thirty-two bishops are participating in this gathering. They come from Lebanon, Italy, Poland, Colombia, Brazil, Mozambique, India, Madagascar,...
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Pope Francis – See, Judge, Act
Pope Francis - See, Judge, Act A prominent theologian remarks on the structure of the encyclical Laudato Si of Pope Francis. He points to the See - Judge - Act methodology. The following highlights this methodology for the followers of St. Vincent de Paul and...
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SVDP and US Bishops join in plea to transform immigration
SVDP and US Bishops join in plea to transform immigration, See the following letter from Sheila Gilbert, President of the National Council of the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Dear Vincentians, Last year, the Border Patrol apprehended more than 68,000 immigrant...
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1,243 CEOs sleepout, raise almost $6,000,000
1,243 CEOs sleepout, raise almost $6,000,000. These are the impressive stats from the annual SVDP CEO Sleepout in Australia! And the final count is not in. The city of Adelaide had to postpone their event. It could be well over 6 million! On the 18th June 1300 CEOs...
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Back to basics of the Vincentian Charism
A handy way to refresh your knowledge of the 5 Vincentian Virtues and other basic elements of the Vincentian Charism. Read it online or download the e-Book.
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Holy Hangout: I am not alone in my “yes”
https://youtu.be/NPY0YBlyEbg Join a group of young Daughters of Charity as they explore in this Holy Hangout "I'm not alone in my "yes"" Visit their YouTube channel for many other videos in this series and their "60 seconds with..." series.
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Dallas SVDP seeks to break payday-loan debt cycle
A Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) pilot program aims to predatory, high-interest payday-loans with affordable bank loans to help otherwise creditworthy, debt-stressed borrowers get a fresh financial start. After telling the typical story of a woman named Nancy...
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Daughters of Charity and Vincentian Volunteer program with visually impaired
Daughters of Charity and Vincentian Volunteer program work with visually impaired children in Great Britain. Dee Mansi, President of the AIC in Britain submitted this material. St Vincent’s School for visually impaired (VI) children was established in West Derby,...