![Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM) 2019](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/01/MISEVI-Logo-w-border-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM) 2019
In July, nine men and women from VLM-USA traveled to Africa to work in communities in Jimma, Ethiopia, and Thigio, Kenya.
![Vincentian Marian Youth Guatemala National Meeting, 2019](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/08/201908JMV-Guatemala-2019-00-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vincentian Marian Youth Guatemala National Meeting, 2019
This year, on July 27 and 28, the National Meeting of Vincentian Marian Youth was held again in Guatemala.
![September 2: Congregation of the Mission Martyrs of the French Revolution](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/09/cm-martyrs-french-revolution-featured-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
September 2: Congregation of the Mission Martyrs of the French Revolution
Blessed Louis-Joseph François, Blessed Jean-Henri Gruyer, Blessed Pierre-René Rogue, Blessed Jean-Charles Caron, and Blessed Nicolas Colin were martyred along with many others during the French Revolution on September 2 and 3, 1792 after they refused to take an oath that would have placed them under the authority of the state.
![Ladies of Charity Advocacy in the Northeastern Region: Immigration and the DREAM Act](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/09/LOC-Advocacy-FI-1080x630.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Ladies of Charity Advocacy in the Northeastern Region: Immigration and the DREAM Act
Take a moment to watch this 2-minute video on Immingration and the DREAM Act produced by the Ladies of Charity USA Advocacy.
![Bring It To The Floor – Rallying Against Gun Violence](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/08/SCN-Gun-Control-FI-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Bring It To The Floor – Rallying Against Gun Violence
“Bring it to the floor!” was the mantra used at the Louisville, Kentucky, rally against gun violence.
![Pedro Opeka, Madagascar’s Garbage Missionary](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/08/201908padre-opeka-madagascar-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Pedro Opeka, Madagascar’s Garbage Missionary
Candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize, the Argentine Vincentian has involved the Malagasy in the transformation of a landfill into a city with 4,000 houses.
![Blessed Ghèbre-Michael: Amazing Faith, Courage, and Love](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/08/featured-image-bl-ghebre-michael-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Blessed Ghèbre-Michael: Amazing Faith, Courage, and Love
An intense hatred for the Catholic Church prevailed in Ethiopia during the lifetime of Blessed Ghèbre-Michael.
![Compare the US Bishops of 1919 and 2019](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/08/labor-day-featured2-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Compare the US Bishops of 1919 and 2019
Maybe it is true… “the more things change, the more they stay the same”! But the Gospel continues to challenge us.
![Rebuilding Hope in Mexico](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2019/08/201908Mexico-2-fb-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Rebuilding Hope in Mexico
Abundio became one of the beneficiaries of the “13 Houses” Campaign project “Houses for Hueyapán,” where eight different branches of the Mexican Vincentian Family joined efforts.
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Fire!! Fire!! Fire!!
Our beautiful Mother Earth is on fire. All around the world people are talking about the devastating fires happening right now in the Amazon rain forest. “The earths lungs.”