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Vincent Showed Us… With Help from Women
Vincent showed us how to change systems St. Vincent showed us how to do systemic change… but he did not leave a formal manual or even call it “systemic change.” Vincent was not what would today be called a “systems thinker.” Vincent was what I call a...![Why I Gave the Bishop a Pokémon Game @NiagaraUniv](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/02/michael-pearl-fb-1080x675.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Why I Gave the Bishop a Pokémon Game @NiagaraUniv
Recently, thanks to the folks in Campus Ministry, I had a great conversation with Bishop Malone and 18 other students. We had a chance to ask about current events, situations in schools, and just hang with the Bishop, which was a blast. This meeting gave me the...![A Grandmother Travelled to Kenya … to Work as a Volunteer](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/02/201802Mamy-Irma-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
A Grandmother Travelled to Kenya … to Work as a Volunteer
Several media outlets have informed on the journey of “the grandmother Irma” to Kenya, to work as a volunteer in an orphanage that she had supported economically over the years, and that was founded by a missionary from her region, near Venice (Italy). The...![First Systemic Change National Congress in Panama, February 15-18, 2018](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/02/2018021-congreso-camb-sist-panama-4-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
First Systemic Change National Congress in Panama, February 15-18, 2018
“The different forms of poverty increase day by day in the current situation in our country.” This challenges us and makes us strongly feel the need to collaborate in an effective and affective way, looking that our projects in favor of the most need be an...![Reflection: One’s Personal Plans vs. God’s Plans](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/03/gutierrez-part-6-gods-plans-featured-1080x675.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Reflection: One’s Personal Plans vs. God’s Plans
Sixth presentation in a series of reflections by Fr. Rolando Gutiérrez, CM, Vice-Province of Costa Rica.
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Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Mission Embedded @SpaldingU
Long after a historically dynamic and personal presence has waned at a Vincentian Family institution, The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth continue to form lives. Their mission is embedded in structures and lives. Consultant and entrepreneur Dana Jackson, alumna of...![A Vincentian asks, “Where is God?”](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/02/Where-is-God-fb-1080x675.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
A Vincentian asks, “Where is God?”
In the last 8 months of my experience of Colorado Vincentian Volunteers, my heart and spirit have often been left restless and waiting for hope of God’s love and healing in our world. During these short months we have seen firsthand the effects of injustice, whether...![Venerable Vincentian Voices speak on Almsgiving](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2018/02/who-said-that-featured-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Venerable Vincentian Voices speak on Almsgiving
Two venerable Vincentian voices speak to us from the past on almsgiving. Do you recognize them? What do they say about seeing the person to whom you offer alms?
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