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Voter Education – Is Encouraging Active Citizenship a Vincentian Mission?
I am advocating voter education to encourage people to consider what is best for them and society as a whole.
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FHA Commission member appointed to the UK House of Lords
FHA Commission Member Dame Louise Casey has been appointed for a life peerage in the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the UK Parliament.
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The Congregation of the Mission holds its first Missionary Vocation Festival
The first Missionary Vocation Festival began on September 1st and was attended by more than 300 people via Zoom from the five continents.
![Ladies of Charity Advocacy: Election 2020, The Mechanics of Voting – Be Sure Your Vote Is Cast and Counted](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/09/lcusa-advocacy-generic-featured-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Ladies of Charity Advocacy: Election 2020, The Mechanics of Voting – Be Sure Your Vote Is Cast and Counted
Since this is a Presidential year, your vote is even more important. What are some options we have for voting?
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The Pope Video • Respect for the Planet’s resources
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: Respect for the Planet’s Resources.
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September 11: Feast Day of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M.
A presentation about St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M.
![Seeing Potential and Fostering It In Young People](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2020/09/rosalie-frederic-featured-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Seeing Potential and Fostering It In Young People
It has been written of Frederic Ozanam: “While innovators wore themselves out with theories for changing the world, these young men set about climbing up to the floors where the misery of the poor hid.”
![A Canadian View: Systemic Racism](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/02/a-canadian-view-jim-paddon-featured-1080x675.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
A Canadian View: Systemic Racism
We in Canada must also face reality that we must come to terms with the issue of racism.
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A Hometown Success Story
“More than 95% of those who cycle through [Project HOME]… have never again returned to life on the streets— a success rate that has made the program a model for dozens of other U.S. cities.”
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United Nations At 75: Faith Based Organizations Envision UN Reforms
The UN’s diamond anniversary, has given people globally pause to consider needed reforms at the UN; changes which would make it more effective.