It always amazes me how in one week, a volunteer mission team can build relationships that leave such a lasting impact.
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September 11: Feast of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M.
On the feast day of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M., we offer this brief presentation based on an article that...
Saint Vincent de Paul is very much alive today, everywhere!
Saint Vincent is for us a model of someone who, to the very end, maintained his enthusiasm, youthful heart, strong convictions and rebellious spirit in the face of injustice.
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...
A Vincentian View: Keeping in the Heart
Vincentian View: Keeping in the Heart Some of my friends can be categorized as falling into one of two groups. In one are those people who keep everything and who are not particularly concerned with organization. Their desks are piled high with books and magazines...
Moses, Soup Kitchens and Politics
Now here’s a thought! “If Moses acted like most clergy he would have gone down to the slave camps of Egypt and opened a food pantry. If Moses would have done that we never would have heard of Moses.” The sentence caught my attention. Just substitute "many in the...
Not Reaching your Instagram Audience? Try #hashtags!
Tailwind blog has some new insights on using hashtags on Instagram. We can always use a new angle to increase viewers. The key pieces: The key is to think about what kind of content people want to see for any given hashtag. Create hashtag lists for each of the...
Authentic Face of God and Religion
Jesus reveals the invisible God. Jesus’ true brothers and sisters, then, cannot but reveal the authentic face of God and religion. The Only-Begotten Son is the exact image of the invisible God who dwells in unapproachable light. He lives eternally and intimately...
Sr. Inés Hosken, DC: The Joy of Being Close to God
Who is not confused by the reality of death? Who feels at ease before the inevitable outcome of earthly life? Even today, in the morning Office, the prophet echoed the terrifying realism of an agonizing anguish: "Sheol does not praise you nor does Death glorify you,...
St. Louise on the Infant Christ, and Mary His Mother
The contemplation of the intimate union of Mary with her son moved St. Louise to desire to attain profound union with her God.
