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The Holy Family and My Family
Is your family perfect? No? Isn’t the birth of Jesus an invitation to a radical change in our thinking to grow into the mind of Christ’s way of thinking? It is okay to develop and grow within our family… as Jesus did!
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Making The UN Relevant Is Theme Of New UN General Assembly President
“Making the UN relevant for all” is the overarching theme for new UN General Assembly (GA) President, Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, of Ecuador.
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“Honor” The Hidden Life
Those years between Jesus’ adolescence and public ministry there’s only silence, only the anonymity of what writers have termed The Hidden Life.
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Revisioning Our Ministry in the New Year
What Herod and the Wisemen can teach us about revisioning our ministry with people trapped in poverty.
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Directions to Get to the King of Every Nation
Jesus is worthy to receive the worship of every nation on earth. If those coming to worship him ask us where he is, do we know what directions to give them? Not rarely do we hear people say that many today are lost, and so need clear directions. Such a saying comes...![Mercy as the way for the members of the Oyugis Integrated Project in Kenya](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/12/201812OIP-newborn-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Mercy as the way for the members of the Oyugis Integrated Project in Kenya
The word “Mercy” is very dear to us as employees of Oyugis Integrated Project (OIP). Why? Because mercy is seen as bringing life to those situations where all seems hopeless. Mercy is God’s gift to us and in turn, we are exhorted to share that gift with others. Mercy...![Meeting of the Vincentian Family Culture of Vocations Task Force](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/12/201812culture-vocations-01-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Meeting of the Vincentian Family Culture of Vocations Task Force
The Vincentian Family Culture of Vocations Task Force met in Philadelphia, Pa. from December 13 – 15, 2018.
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Perspectives of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul for 2019
During 2019, SSVP will initiate a number of activities that are intended to the National Councils, the worldwide membership and the General Council itself.
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Elizabeth Seton: A Spirituality for Mission
A SlideShare presentation based on an article by Sr. Gertrude Foley, S.C. looks at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s “spirituality for mission”… a guide for present-day Vincentians to avoid some of the ways that we block our own effectiveness as servants of God.
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Oristano (Italy): Success of the Solidarity Approach
The call to generosity, launched by Benito Urgu as an “assistant of Santa Claus,” was received with enthusiasm by many Oristani people.