The Secret Sauce of Systemic Change
The best way to help the poor is to respect them, to stand before them as an equal, without any masks, privilege, without any authority other than love and respect. And love will help you persevere in spite of the disappointments and the failures and the lack of honesty that we have to deal with almost every day.
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John Is the Name of the Son of Zechariah and Elizabeth
Jesus Christ is divine mercy in person. It is fitting, then, that his Forerunner has John (“God has shown favor”) for a name. Fitting, too, that Scripture accounts about John instruct us. Neighbors and relatives are going to name Elizabeth’s son after her husband. ...Interviews with Borut Pahor, President of Slovenia, and Albert II, Prince of Monaco, in Support of the Akamasoa Project
On May 29, in the Association of Foreign Press in Rome, the press conference “A dream called Akamasoa” was held, attended by Father Tomaž Mavric, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, Father Pedro Opeka CM, founder of Akamasoa, his SEM...Collaboration in the Service of Homeless People
I am Andrew McKnight, Director of the charity Depaul in France. We are part of a branch of the Vincentian Family called Depaul International and I am a member of the Collaboration Commission. Members of the commission have prepared these short videos to inspire you in...Seventh Marian Vincentian Camp is a Success in Seridó Potiguar (Brazil)
VMY Caicó (Province of Recife) annually promotes its Marian Vincentian Camp, an event that brings together the young people of Seridó Potiguar, in a weekend of meeting with God. On May 26th and 27th, the seventh edition of the event was held in the Rural Area of São...Tour Vincentian Paris Through the Eyes of a St. John’s University Student
Julia visits the St. John’s Paris campus and nearby Vincentian heritage places in this video walking tour.
Federation Statement and AIC: Act Now – U.S./Mexico Border
The Sisters of Charity Federation released the following statement yesterday regarding the separation of families at the United States/Mexico Border: We, the Sisters of Charity Federation of North America, support the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ statement that separating...Vincentian Mission Institute Cohort in Paris
Follow our institute adventures on Twitter with #NUVMI and keep us and our fellow cohort members from St. John’s and DePaul University.
Señora Laura: A Vincentian Story
From a Digital Storytelling class at DePaul University called “Vincentian Storytelling.” This particular Vincentian story was chosen as “Most Vincentian.”