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Are Christians “Woke”… Or “Waking Up”?
Today we increasingly hear about being “woke.” In this Vincentian Mindwalk I will try to move beyond any narrow political meanings.
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LCWR Mournes Loss in Buffalo, Condemns White Supremacy
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth stand with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) in condemning the recent racist terrorist attack in New York.
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When Reality Hits “home”!
Mark Horvath has been trying to bring home the reality of homelessness for real people who are homeless.
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International Migration Review Forum
The first International Migration Review Forum is taking place now, at the United Nations in New York.
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Editorial: No to the Killing of Innocents and the Indiscriminate Arms Industry
We join in the grief of the families shattered by the school shooting in Uvalde, and pray for the deceased and for those who today suffer, in unimaginable ways, their loss.
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A Vincentian View: All Are Welcome
In the middle of the Acts of the Apostles (c. 15), we find one of the first issues of exclusion in the young Christian community.
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Wait for Jesus Christ to Come Back
Jesus, who came to the world from the Father, now leaves the world to go back to the Father. True Christians cannot but wait for him to come back and take them with him. In Mt 28,16-20, Jesus gives to the eleven apostles the task to make disciples of all nations. He...![Politics – Did you know…?](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/05/Politics-1080x630.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Politics – Did you know…?
Last week Pennsylvania held primary elections. I take voting seriously! I am also curious. So I decided to ask Google and Alexa what people have said about politics. I found myself on a website that offered a section with literally hundreds of politically-themed...![“Accompanying the Journey of a Refugee to a Safe Place”: the FHA Invites the Vincentian Family to Attend its Second International Conference](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/05/Seville_2022_web_FW-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
“Accompanying the Journey of a Refugee to a Safe Place”: the FHA Invites the Vincentian Family to Attend its Second International Conference
The main event will take place in Seville, Spain, from 7th-9th June. This time the type of homelessness addressed is that of refugees, internally displaced people and victims of human trafficking.
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Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXXIV
One of the reasons for Saint Vincent de Paul to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church is his style of living his vocation. Each week we will present an example.