by Elizabeth Astridge | Jan 6, 2018 | Church, Formation, Reflections
This month, the Pope asks us to pray for the Religious Minorities in Asia — Let us pray for all of them, so that Christians, and other religious minorities in Asian countries, may be able to practice their faith in full freedom. His intention: In the...
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 5, 2018 | Formation
The story of the life, vocation, and martyrdom of Sister Lindalva Justo de Oliveira, Daughter of Charity, of Brazil who died in 1993. Feast Day: January 7.
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jan 5, 2018 | News
Why not have everybody come together and do something beautiful? Enjoy this documentary about a musical collaboration started by Daughters of Charity Sr. Liz Sjoberg and Sr. Brenda Fritz among catholic brothers and sisters. Sr. Liz: All of us have come together...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 4, 2018 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
The first members of Generation Z will be graduating from college in a few years, and market researchers and trend forecasters are clamoring to tap into their psyches. Will this latest crop of youngsters reshape how we do business tomorrow? Will it reshape how we...
by Teresa Kotturan, SCN | Jan 4, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The New York Declaration of 2016 had given new hope to Migrants and Refugees all over the world with the assurance of a new Global Compact to address the issues and challenges they face. It expressed the political will and commitment of the world leaders to protect...
by Pat Griffin, CM | Jan 3, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Vincentian View: Keeping in the Heart Some of my friends can be categorized as falling into one of two groups. In one are those people who keep everything and who are not particularly concerned with organization. Their desks are piled high with books and magazines...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 3, 2018 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections
Now here’s a thought! “If Moses acted like most clergy he would have gone down to the slave camps of Egypt and opened a food pantry. If Moses would have done that we never would have heard of Moses.” The sentence caught my attention. Just substitute “many in the...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 2, 2018 | Formation, Social Media
Tailwind blog has some new insights on using hashtags on Instagram. We can always use a new angle to increase viewers. The key pieces: The key is to think about what kind of content people want to see for any given hashtag. Create hashtag lists for each of the...
by Ross Dizon | Jan 2, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus reveals the invisible God. Jesus’ true brothers and sisters, then, cannot but reveal the authentic face of God and religion. The Only-Begotten Son is the exact image of the invisible God who dwells in unapproachable light. He lives eternally and intimately...
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jan 2, 2018 | News
‘The hardest thing is turning deaf children away because we don’t have enough funds’ An Irish priest who helps some of Ethiopia’s most vulnerable children says they are often seen as a curse. Vincentian priest Fr. Stephen Monaghan, from Co...