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Can You Turn water into Wine? - Perfection – Celebrating Life – Leading in Hope These are the themes Lynn L'Heureux reflects on her weekly reflections "Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday April 25, 2014" Dear Vincentian Brothers and Sisters: Thank you for...
Not many Daughters of Charity celebrate their 100th birthday. But even fewer get to celebrate it with their son! The website of the Indianapolis diocese reports.... "During her 99 years on this earth, Gaynelle Perkins Barrett has had many titles. Daughter. Wife....
The Vatican Insider, among others, reports ... "An Irish woman who suffered sex abuse by a priest at the age of 13 talks to "Vatican Insider" about her experience. The Pope has nominated her a member of the Vatican Commission for the for the Protection of Minors" The...
The Canberra Times writes of a "Monster three day sale" by the Australian St. Vincent dePaul Society. Local demand for the St Vincent de Paul Society's services will only increase as Canberra grows given the ACT has Australia's second-highest rate of homelessness and...
In the category of a creative approach to a problem... Depaul UK brings in graffiti artists for London street art campaign tackling youth homelessnessYouth homelessness charity Depaul UK has launched an awareness campaign involving a group of graffiti artists who will...
CLM is part of a systemic change project in the Vincentian Family. Former Superior General Robert Maloney describes a Haitian Initiative “Pathway to a Better Life” in an earlier famvin post. The following piece from Fonkose describes the reaction of a graduate....
It has happened 27 times! The United States Catholic Conference blog catalogs each occurrance. "President Obama's upcoming meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, March 27, marks the 28th time a sitting U.S. President has met with a pope. The meetings, which will...
A problem most of us have never thought about. But one that the folks at Depaul House in Germantown PA have. Helen Ubinas, Daily News Columnist writes ... In every emergency room in every hospital in Philadelphia, doctors treat ailing homeless men and women, and then...
In these days when we celebrate the way nuns touched peoples lives it is sadly fitting to celebrate the passing of a legend, Sr. Miriam Thomas, SC. Her main concern was always "How can I help these people?" Sister Miriam Thomas stayed to rebuild the South Bronx when...
Can you picture Vincent walking along the road to Paris? It was a relatively well traveled road with priests and officials. In your minds eye watch Vincent as he sees a victim of robbers lying by the wayside. Watch him as he approaches and sees, becomes moved by...
