In our case, it tells the story of a family – young parents and their two children- who, after living on the streets, now have a decent place to call home.
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The Pope Video • For a Church Open to Everyone
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For a Church Open to Everyone.
St. Vincent de Paul and the Rights of the Poor
In his time and place St. Vincent helped many basic human rights to become recognized as obvious and evident.
A Vincentian View: Promises
Vincentian View: “Promises” I have been thinking about promises. On Easter Sunday, I joined with a Christian community in renewing my baptismal promises. I am sure that many of you did as well. I rejected Satan and his empty promises, and I confessed my belief in...
Advocacy, Going Against the Flow, as a Dimension of Holiness
Pope Francis, in his recent writing explaining everyday holiness tells us “Hungering and thirsting for righteousness: that is holiness.”
Kinetic Typography: use it!
Here’s the best collection of kinetic typography possibilities I’ve seen in a while of this powerful, artful mode of communication. Here’s a nice example from the Vincentians (SSVP) of Australia. Tell Frédéric’s story, or anyone else’s!
Shepherds Who Are Good and Sheep That Discern
Jesus is the good Shepherd. He knows his sheep, and they know and follow him. But they run away from shepherds they do not know and whose voice they do not recognize. God condemns rulers who take advantage of their people. They are shepherds who pasture...
AIC 2018 Latin American Seminar
From March 19-22, 2018, 64 members of the Vincentian Family met in Cochabamba (Bolivia), at the AIC Training Seminar for Latin America, under the motto "To accompany... How and what for?" "We are very grateful to both the Daughters of Charity and the Priests of the...
This Week in History of the Congregation of the Mission
This week marks two anniversaries for the Congregation of the Mission.
Advocacy: Do it!
Vincentians of every branch are often shy, or at least trying to be humble. Humility is a great goal. Not advocating isn’t humility. Here’s how Daughter of Charity Julie Kubasak is trying to advocate.
BINGO or SNGO – Replicability Means Taking Adequate Time!
Replicability is possible only with a well-planned, well-considered, well-measured and well-documented effort. When we come upon or a good idea or process and move to build oue own, care is necessary that we understand what we are implementing.
The Challenge and Witness of Frederic Ozanam
This 15-minute video tells the story of the founding of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul by Frederic Ozanam and his friends, in a time when their country was facing massive social change.
