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SSVP Prospects for 2021: A Year that is Worth Two
We do have faith and hope in brighter days, with “charity, courage and prudence,” as St. Vincent taught us. Hence, despite all that we have gone through, we can say that 2021 seems to be a promising year.
SVDP USA Is Hiring
The National Council of the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul is hiring an Associate Director of Poverty Programs / Director of Immersion Program.
Vincentian Confraternities: An Opportunity to Transform the World
The members of these confraternities share their experiences and their joy in being able to serve Jesus in the person of the most impoverished.
Childrens App – Pope Francis Comics
The success of a kids’ comic book about Pope Francis has prompted its Italian publisher to turn it into an app for the English-speaking world according to a CNS Blog. Called “Pope Francis Comics,” the app offers a kid-friendly mini-bio of the Argentine pontiff and 13...
“Nuns Build” for Sandy victims
Catholic Sisters from across the country, along with their friends and families are coming to Rockaway, NY for Nun’s Build to rebuild the homes and lives of Sandy survivors. "NUNS BUILD" October 13-18, 2014. On-site skilled site supervisors will teach volunteers how...
Conference call… in real life!
For many in the Vincentian Family conference calls have become an inescapable fact of life. For an insight into what happens all to often …
WYD Message “Think Big! Open Your Hearts”
Pope Francis to Young People: "Think Big! Open Your Hearts" Holy See Releases Pontiff's Message for the 29th World Youth Day Zenit.org writes "The Holy See today published Pope Francis’ message for the 29th World Youth Day (WYD), which will take place on Palm Sunday,...
Pope’s Lenten message – Imitate Christ
Christians are called to confront the material, spiritual and moral destitution of “our brothers and sisters, to touch it, to make it our own and to take practical steps to alleviate it,”
Pope’s Lenten message – poverty (Haiti?)
According to the Catholic News Service Pope Francis has chosen the theme, “He became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich,” for this year’s Lenten message, said a Vatican statement Jan. 31. The theme comes from a verse from St. Paul’s Second Letter to...
Pope and Rodgers and Hammerstein lyrics
Communication is more than “the transmission of content” but rather “the reduction of distance.”
Reading the signs of the times!
Recent events have given new meaning to "reading the signs of the times" Francis conquers the front cover of Rolling Stone magazine magazine. (See also Vatican Insider) Vatican graffiti! A bright colored mural of Francis in a Superman pose has appeared out of...
The quotable Pope … in images
Edahn Small offers a visual presentation of 12 Inspiring Quotes from Pope Francis from 2013 on Economics, Spirituality, Abortion, Women, Politics, and Power. As the site says "you don't have to be religious to appreciate his refreshing outlook, compassion, and...