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Feast of St. Agostina Pietrantoni (November 13)
On November 13 we will celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Agostina Pietrantoni, an Italian Sister of Charity of St. Joan Antida.
Driving a Car For the Last Time
In my mid-eighties, I knew the day would come when I would no longer drive.
A Canadian View: The Times, They Are A-Changing
As I resume my Famvin articles, much has happened over the past summer months.
Twitter Screamed
Yesterday, Twitter screamed about new revelations of sexual abuse, cover ups and abuse of power.
The Hidden Poor
Becoming homeless ‘not chosen' Homeslessness is not something people choose – sometimes they are simply unlucky and fall on hard times. St Vincent de Paul Society executive and volunteer Herbert Portanier regularly meets people experiencing housing insecurity. “All it...
A Follow-Up on Faith and Service in the City
I want to thank Fr. Rooney for highlighting the Vincentian Leadership Institute: Faith and Service in the City, which held its final session of the year from August 5-August 11, 2018. This program at St....
Ladies of Charity: Serving With a Vincentian Heart
See the Vincentian spirit in action in a video filmed on location at Ladies of Charity Associations across the USA.
A Prayer Practice for Discernment
The following is a discernment technique to help you examine your day, to see if you can discover how God is calling you.
What It’s Like to Visit Châtillon
In this video, Tom Judge of DePaul University reflects on his visit to Châtillon, the birthplace of the Ladies of Charity (AIC).
The Pressures of Financing Ministry!
Just about any ministry requires financing to some degree. What can St. Vincent and St. Paul teach us?
Social Justice Conversations: Racism and Poverty
In today’s “climate,” one of the questions constantly nagging at me as the Director of Office of Peace, Justice and Integrity of Creation for the Sisters of Charity of New York is: “How to have meaningful conversations with people of color about their experiences of...
The Planted Word
The Planted Word (James 1: 17-27) Early in the last century, a boy came home from school to tell his mother how he had thrown snow balls at a homeless man lying drunk in the winter street. Taking him aside, she drove home reasons why he should never demean...