by Colorado Vincentian Volunteers | May 17, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Colorado Vincentian Volunteers had the pleasure of hosting The Blind Café Experience for about 70 of our incredible #CVVAlum and current volunteers. It was a powerful evening of dinner in the dark, rich conversation, an active music listening experience, and of course, lots of companionship.
by María Ángeles Infante Barrera | May 17, 2018 | Formation
On April 14th, Pope Francis signed eight decrees related to the declaration of eight Servants of God as Venerables… among them was Sister Justa Dominguez de Vidaurreta, DC. Sister was born on November 2nd, 1875 and died in Madrid on December 16th, 1958. ...
by Margaret O'Dwyer | May 17, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
I’m a prisoner to plastic. It’s hard to admit. My brain is plastered with multiple social media images of “plastic soup.” It lingers there like Muzak—constantly in the background but without my paying it much attention. But recently, the time came to examine my own...
by Pat Griffin, CM | May 16, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian View: In-Between Times We sometimes refer to that period which is sandwiched between two events as an “in-between” time. The occurrences which flank this interval often provide its character and purpose. The unifying force of the interlude draws the two...
by John Freund, CM | May 16, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
The word “power” that Jesus used when He told His disciples, “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you…” has the same Greek root as the English word “dynamite.”
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | May 15, 2018 | Social, Technology: Issues and Uses
Video not only adds value to everyday organizational communication, it personalizes internal communications in a way that can have a big impact on our Vincentian “corporate” culture.
by Ross Dizon | May 15, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
The risen Jesus breathes on us. Anointing us so with the Holy Spirit, he sends us to work with him in the evangelization of the poor. The risen Jesus stands in the midst of his disciples. Never mind that it is dark and the disciples bolted the doors. First, he...
by Elizabeth Astridge | May 15, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Joanne O’Regan met her first ‘Martha’ in the late 1990s. “I remember thinking, ‘I like the way they are in the world,’” she said Wednesday of her first impression of the Antigonish-based Sisters of St. Martha. Though raised a Roman Catholic in Toronto, O’Regan hadn’t...
by Vincentian Family Office | May 14, 2018 | News
Impressions of the Symposium: “Welcome the Stranger” Rome, October 12-15, 2017 After an initial brainstorming session about ‘Rome and how to go on….?’, in which we couldn’t stop talking about our experiences, encounters and new plans, I read in an e- mail...
by Famvin Media Resources | May 13, 2018 | Formation
A video written and animated by DePaul University students, asks: What lessons does St. Vincent’s life have to offer ours?
