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Vatican’s Water Initiative in Health Care Facilities is an Investment in Life
As my office has responded to request after request to find funds to respond to the need for water in clinics, hospitals and schools, I have been stunned by the lack of access to this most basic resource in so many locations around the world.
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The Vincentian Lay Missionaries in Ireland
Learn about the Vincentian Lay Missionaries in Ireland in this video produced by Vincentian Family Ireland.
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What Is It like At a Papal Audience?
When I was growing up there was a wonderful series on that still new medium … television.
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Advent Social Justice Conversations Through the Lens of Charity
As we journey together, I invite us to “see,” seek, and sink our Charity roots this Advent into a deeper appreciation and celebration of…
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Daughters of Charity Services Christmas Gathering
Next Monday, December 13 at 11:00 am (GMT), Daughters of Charity Services is hosting an online Christmas Gathering where we’ll be showcasing our projects’ Christmas initiatives.
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A Vincentian View: The Holy Name of Jesus
From the earliest days of my Catholic education, the good School Sisters of Notre Dame taught my young schoolmates and me to bow our heads when we said the name “Jesus.”
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Whatever Became of Sin… and Compassion?
Compassion literally means “to suffer together.”
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Rejoice in the Lord, for He is Near
Jesus is near. He will rule the world and all peoples with justice. Hence, those who wait for him, and seek his kingdom, rejoice. The prophet Zephaniah bids those whom God has chosen to rejoice and sing with joy. For the Lord who fights for them and frees them is...![Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History X](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2020/05/praying-our-heritage-featured-new-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History X
Vincent was convinced that the poor exist because society is badly organized and the wealth badly distributed.
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Called to Evangelize and To Be Evangelized
Attention to the realities of present-day society, especially to the factors that cause an unequal distribution of the world’s goods, so that we can better carry out our prophetic task of evangelization.