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What’s the Difference Between Prayers and Praying?
Prayer is like being in the presence of someone who loves us greatly. We spontaneously try to become like the beloved.
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Charity in a Smile
When we arrive at the home of a poor person, the first thing we give them is our smile. I believe this is charity.
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Why is the Vincentian Family Involved With Homeless Initiatives?
All this is the background for understanding why homelessness was a major focus of St. Vincent’s charitable work even if we have not always recognized it.
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Persons Experiencing Homelessness Have Their Say at UN
A tangible energy pervaded the United Nations in New York during the recent 58th Commission for Social Development.
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A Vincentian View: Our Silence
I have often given talks on the importance of silence and on the need to listen. I know the value of these attitudes in prayer and in fruitful conversation. From the silence can emerge new ideas and insights.
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Lenten Letter 2020 From Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, to the Vincentian Family
In this year’s Lenten letter, Fr. Tomaž Mavrič, CM, 24th successor of St. Vincent, invites us to reflect on the importance of prayer for all of us who walk together in the Vincentian Family movement.
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Lent is a Call to Change Our Way of Thinking
Over his lifetime he created a network of institutions dedicated to initial formation. We call this systemic change by the name of seminaries.
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Overflowing and Unfathomable Fullness
Jesus Christ embodies the overflowing fullness of God. He eagerly wishes to share with us this fullness. Jesus goes on showing what to fulfill the commandments and go beyond the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees means. He wants to see in us overflowing...![Vincentian Prayer Images: Praying In the Streets of Our Lives](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/07/praying-our-heritage-iphone-image-database-featured-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vincentian Prayer Images: Praying In the Streets of Our Lives
Can we pray when we walk the streets of our lives?
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The Poor Evangelize Us
Pope Francis tells us that the poor evangelize us and help us to discover the beauty of the gospel.