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Our Unfinished Business – All Saints and All Souls
In recent years I have reflected on that wonderful phrase of Pope Francis – “the saints next door.”
![Sister Françoise Petit, DC … New Superior General of the Company of the Daughters of Charity](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2021/11/francoise-petit-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Sister Françoise Petit, DC … New Superior General of the Company of the Daughters of Charity
On Monday, November 8, 2021, the Daughters of Charity, gathered in their General Assembly elected Sister Françoise Petit as Superior General, for a period of six years.
![God Hears the Cry of the Poor](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/08/famvin-na-social-justice-logo-featured-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
God Hears the Cry of the Poor
As a member of the Social Justice Representatives of North America, I find myself grateful over and over again for the global view of the Vincentian Family.
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A Vincentian View: The Guardian
I like the term “guardian.” It has an association with St. Joseph. Frequently he receives the title “Guardian of the Lord” and “Guardian of the Holy Family.”
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Learning to See What Jesus Sees?
That day, as Jesus sat in the temple precincts, what impressed him? What caught his eye?
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Clouds by Day, and Fire by Night
Jesus, our Shepherd, leads us along the right path. He spreads clouds as cover and fire to light up the night. He wants us to hope, not to fear. Today’s gospel speaks about signs in the sun, the moon and the stars. They show that the Son of Man will come soon in...![Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History VI](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 VI
Vincent would try to lift the poor out of their corporal and spiritual poverty and to make the rich put themselves at the service of the poor.
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International Formation Center in Paris (CIF): Activities for the Year 2022
As every year, I send you the activities of the CIF for the next year 2022. Within the CIF we work to spread Vincentian ethics and spirituality.
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Pigs, Social Economy and Systemic Change in Honduras
During my last pastoral visit to the village of La Sabana I had the opportunity to share with them and learn about an interesting experience.
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A Vincentian Minute: Vincentian Discernment, Part 4
Fr. Rooney’s teacher, Sr. Loretto Gettemeier, D.C., told him, “We must respond to needs. That is a question of conscience. To know that something must be done and to remain passive and unresponsive is to fail to respond to God’s Will making itself known to us through events.”