Each year, St. John’s University organizes a program around the Vincentian Chair of Social Justice (VCSJ).
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Wildfires – Transforming Physical and Personal Landscapes
This Vincentian Mindwalk explores a vastly more powerful and long-lasting wildfire, that has lasted over 2000 years and transformed over two billion lives today.
Pour out God’s Love into Hearts
Jesus loves us to the end, to giving his life for us. To follow him means to give up our bodies and pour out our...
Called By Name #VincentiansofWherever #IamVincent
“The measure of our compassion lies not in our service to those on the margins, but in our willingness to see ourselves in kinship. And that means the decided movement towards awe and giant steps away from judgement.” -Greg Boyle, SJ A few weeks ago, I walked into a...
Oprah, Mothers and Change
Is there a connection between Oprah, Mothers and Change?
Lamb of God who Takes away the Sins of the World
Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Happy are those who, accepting his invitation, enter into communion with him. Once again, John the Baptist announces that Jesus is the Lamb of God. Because of this second announcement, two disciples of...
Reflection: the Coming of Jesus Into the World
Make this winter season a time of peaceful reflection.
January: a USA season of protests #IamVincent
January brings a new year, and renewed attention to continuing social issues in the United States: Abortion, Women's rights, racism. DACA is still under siege. Why should Vincentians be present? A reflection by Colorado Vincentian Volunteer alumna and Vincentian Lay...
Beyond “Gift Guilt” – the Magi and St. Vincent de Paul
In the ancient world, gifts were rarely exchanged between people of unequal status.
The Pope Video • Religious Minorities in Asia – January 2018
This month, the Pope asks us to pray for the Religious Minorities in Asia -- Let us pray for all of them, so that Christians, and other religious minorities in Asian countries, may be able to practice their faith in full freedom. [youtube...
Life of Blessed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira, D.C.
The story of the life, vocation, and martyrdom of Sister Lindalva Justo de Oliveira, Daughter of Charity, of Brazil who died in 1993. Feast Day: January 7.
Get Ready for Gen Z
The first members of Generation Z will be graduating from college in a few years, and market researchers and trend forecasters are clamoring to tap into their psyches. Will this latest crop of youngsters reshape how we do business tomorrow? Will it reshape how we...
