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Homelessness: A Global Concern Requiring Local Advocacy
The Working Group to End Homelessness (WGEH) is committed to advocating at the United Nations for the alleviation and eventual elimination of homelessness.
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Lenten Video Series, Day 1: To Make Holy
Sacrifice, at its root, means “To Make Holy.” Father Aidan Rooney, C.M. joins us at The Miraculous Medal Shrine to open up our 2022 Lenten Series: The Joy of Sacrifice.
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A Vincentian View: Be Kind
Sometimes when I read the Scriptures, a word pops out for me in a way that it has not done before.
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Lenten Letter 2022 from Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, to the Vincentian Family
Rome, Lent 2022 To all the members of the Vincentian Family MYSTICS OF CHARITY FOR THE XXI CENTURY AND BEYOND My dear brothers and sisters, May the grace and peace of Jesus be always with us! After six years, my term is coming to an end. With this Lenten letter, I...![Plea for help for International Association of Charity (AIC) in the Ukraine](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/03/AIC-Ukraine-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Plea for help for International Association of Charity (AIC) in the Ukraine
We are all shaken by the war that has just broken out in Ukraine. The news we are hearing since last Thursday fill us with great concern for the whole population, whose lives have suddenly been disrupted. We are in contact with Yana Krutsey, the AIC Ukraine President,...![Lent – Call to Change Our Way of Thinking](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/03/Change-FI-1080x630.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Lent – Call to Change Our Way of Thinking
On Ash Wednesday we were basically told two things
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Vincentian Family Prayer For Peace in Ukraine
United with Pope Francis and with men and women of good will throughout the world, we, as a Vincentian Family, lift our minds and hearts in prayer for peace in Ukraine.
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Lenten Message from Rose de Lima, President of AIC
Although the many worries of life are still present and do not seem to want to leave us, we, AIC volunteers, should not be discouraged by the challenges that affect our respective countries.
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Lure of Power, Wealth and Glory
Jesus wears the crown of glory since he rejected the devil’s lure and suffered death. The Crucified is model of true grit; we fix our gaze on him. The Holy Spirit who came down on Jesus in the Jordan now leads him to the desert. There, the one who embodies the truth...![Reminder: The Vincentian Family Worldwide will pray for peace on Ash Wednesday](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/03/prayer-reminder-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Reminder: The Vincentian Family Worldwide will pray for peace on Ash Wednesday
The International Vincentian Family joins Pope Francis and all people of good will in praying for peace in Ukraine on Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022.